Home – Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust

We help Gloriavale Leavers become independent and integrate into local communities by offering compassionate support in practical, financial, spiritual, emotional and educational matters.

We have support from a variety of social service agencies to help deliver timely advice and help suitable to each person.

The Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust is funded from individuals, businesses and other charitable organisations to carry out this important work. If you would like to donate, please contact the Trust.

We assist with…

Finding Suitable Accommodation & Clothing
Financial Advice & Support
Career & Educational Advice
Emotional and Spiritual Support
Marriage, Parenting & Family Support
Lawyer’s Advice & Seeking Justice
and more!

New Zealand’s most extreme religious cult, Gloriavale, and the true stories of people attempting to break free, are the subject of a brand-new docuseries – Escaping Utopia – screening this March on TVNZ.

In a worldwide premiere, screening across three captivating nights, Escaping Utopia documents the intricate planning that goes into clandestine escapes from Gloriavale – with unprecedented access to its inner workings, the unravelling of its leadership and the pursuit of justice by the group of passionate and dedicated people known as The Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust.

The three-part investigation premieres Sunday 24 March, 8.30pm on TVNZ 1 and TVNZ+ and continues Monday 25 and Tuesday 26.