: Gloriavale’s public offer to personally apologise to victims of abuse at the Christian community has been exposed as a PR stunt after leaders refused to say sorry, former members say. Leavers have shared details of email exchanges between former member Gideon Benjamin, Gloriavale servant Peter Righteous and lawyers with RNZ,…
: | RNZ | Checkpoint | Gloriavale leaders have refused to deliver a personal apology to a former member for abuse at the Christian community, despite publicly offering to say sorry to victims who ask for one. Leavers say that’s exposed their pledge as a PR stunt, as Jean Edwards reports.…
: | Cult Chat | Podcast | Theophila Pratt, author of “Unveiled – A Story of Surviving Gloriavale” joins the team for our first of three episodes about leaving cults. This compelling conversation explores the immediate challenges, discusses identity construction, and the difficulties of finding people to help along the way.…
: | Untidy | 1:01:17 | In this episode of Untidy, Matilda and Hannah speak with Theophila Pratt, a Gloriavale cult survivor, qualified paediatric occupational therapist, author, and fierce advocate for freedom and healing. Theo, formerly known as Honey Faithful, grew up in Gloriavale, an isolated and highly controlled Christian community…
: | Wealth Morning | Simon Angelo | When I was working offshore, each day, I would walk past the entrance of Coutts Private Bank in Jersey. It was a reminder of the exclusive banking options some wealthy islanders enjoyed. Coutts has been providing banking services since 1692. It is the…
: | Award Ceremony and More | Step inside two of New Zealand’s most notorious communities—Centrepoint and Gloriavale. This video explores the disturbing realities behind their promises of utopia, revealing stories of control, manipulation, and abuse from those who lived through it. Featuring survivor testimonies and documentary footage from Heaven and…
: | Hot Audiobook | Listen to this audiobook in full for free on https://hotaudiobook.com ID: 553152 Title: Daughter of Gloriavale: My Life in a Religious Cult Author: Lilia Tarawa Narrator: Sarah Mollo-Christensen Format: Unabridged Length: 09:10:49 Language: English Release date: 12-14-21 Publisher: Tantor Media Genres: Religion & Spirituality, Biography &…
: | NZ_Herald | Imogen Brophy | Artworks by members of West Coast religious community Gloriavale have taken centre stage at Greymouth’s Left Bank Art Gallery. The collection, named Glorious Artworks, includes paintings, drawings, and model aeroplanes, says community leader Peter Righteous. A photographer himself, Righteous says the artwork was created…
: | Sanctuary | Dave Mann | What happens when faith collides with freedom? Dave Mann, from Shining Light Trust shares the emotional and spiritual journey of a couple who left Gloriavale—and found Christ anew. Their story, now a @nzshinetv documentary, is one of healing, forgiveness, and a deeper, freer walk…
: | The Press | Joanne Naish | Gloriavale community members are showcasing their artistic talents in a new exhibition at Greymouth’s Left Bank Gallery. Organiser, community leader and photographer Peter Righteous said the exhibition, named Glorious Artworks, includes paintings, charcoal drawings, landscape photographs, model aircraft and chessboards with hand-made wooden…
