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A preacher with a bold vision is circling the old Green Mountain College campus in Poultney, Vermont, eyeing it for a global evangelical school called Z University. Tommie Zito, a Pentecostal firebrand who spoke in tongues at his open house, claims ownership — though no public record confirms it — and touts a mysterious $1 million donation to launch the school by 2027 with 1,000 students. But locals are skeptical: with a history of failed projects, questionable finances, and Zito’s blunt claim that Vermont is the “least religious state,” the dream feels more like a gamble than a plan. The official handover isn’t set until October, and the real question remains — can this charismatic outsider turn a decaying campus into a spiritual powerhouse?

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