Launch event for Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust an ‘eye-opener’
By: Joanne Holden – 15/11/2019 The Timaru launch of the Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust has been described as an eye-opening event with leavers sharing “heart-wrenching” stories. The support trust was officially launched on Thursday night at the Caroline Bay Hall with more than 200 attendees shown an insight into what life is like in the […]
Gloriavale leavers share their stories at launch of new support trust
By: Joanne Holden 14/11/2019 (Video can be viewed in article link). Joy Courage left Gloriavale “because my husband was a rebel”. The Geraldine woman said her husband was kicked out of the religious community because of his refusal to follow restrictions. She debated whether or not to stay without him, then decided to go. But […]
More Gloriavale residents leaving but struggling to survive
Newstalk ZB – 14/11/2019 [Audio in article link] – listen to James Harrison talking about what it is like for families once they have left Gloriavale. It’s the small community on the west coast that captures everybody’s attention, but is the cult of Gloriavale slowly unravelling? Two large families have left the closed off group […]
End could be in sight for Gloriavale as more families flee
By: Mark Quinlivan 14/11/2019 (Video can be viewed in article link). There are claims the end is in sight for Gloriavale as a new support trust for victims takes off. A fundraising event was held on Thursday night to raise money to re-home the increasing number of families fleeing the West Coast cult. Leavers Support […]
Gloriavale leavers: ‘We never thought of a life after’
By: Mariné Lourens – 14/11/2019 (Video can be viewed in article link). When Hannah Harrison and her family left Gloriavale in the dead of the night, the only possessions they took with them were a few pillows, blankets and photos that were too precious to leave behind. Her parents, James and Hope Harrison, wanted a […]
Gloriavale-linked company misses out on Provincial Growth Fund funding
By: Oliver Lewis – 07/11/2019 A company linked to Gloriavale won’t be receiving public money through the Provincial Growth Fund (PFG). Alpine Health Manufacturing, which is owned by members of the West Coast religious group, lodged an expression of interest on July 23 last year for funding. It wanted to develop a factory and to […]