August 2018 – Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust

Articles August 26, 2018

Former Glorivale family slowly adapting to life outside the community

By Rachael Comer – 22/08/2018 A family of 11 who left Gloriavale with few possessions for a new life in Timaru has been overwhelmed by the support of the community. The parents, both aged 37, and their children, aged from 15 months to 16 years old, have never known life outside the secluded, religious community […]

Articles, Videos August 16, 2018

Family of 11 leave Gloriavale over community’s new leadership

Newshub Reporter – 16/08/2018 (Video can be viewed in article link). A family of 11 have left Gloriavale for Timaru because of the secluded community’s new leadership. Newshub understands nine children aged between 15 months and 16 years old along with their parents have left the West Coast religious community. Read more here: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2018/08/family-of-11-leave-gloriavale-over-community-s-new-leadership.html

Articles August 16, 2018

Public support continues for former Gloriavale family who have moved to Timaru

By Rachael Comer – 16/08/2018 A family of 11 that has never known life outside the secluded Gloriavale community has been inundated with public support as they begin a new life in Timaru. A Givealittle page has now been set up by Timaru couple Liz and Graham Gregory, who are supporting the family who left […]

Articles August 3, 2018

Men kicked out of Gloriavale for using a cellphone, source close to the sect claims

By: Joanne Carroll – 03/08/2020 Two men have been thrown out of the Gloriavale Christian Community for using a cellphone, it has been claimed. The men have been separated from their wives and children who remain in the West Coast community. A former community member, who did not want to be named, said the men […]