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Unmasking Gloriavale to give a voice to the voiceless

August 24, 2020: By: Esther Ashby-Coventry – 24/08/2020 (Videos can be viewed in article link). The grandson of Hopeful Christian, the founder of the secretive Gloriavale community, was shocked to discover his grandfather had been convicted of sex offending and jailed. James Harrison said he and his fellow Gloriavale members were not told…

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Gloriavale’s sexual assault policy asks victims to ‘forgive’ abusers, gives offenders three chances to stop

August 22, 2020: By: Sam Sherwood and Joanne Carroll – 22/08/2020 (Video can be viewed in article link). Sexual assault victims at the secretive religious Gloriavale sect are made to meet with their abuser and forgive them – without police being notified. Gloriavale leaders then give offenders “second and third chances” to stop…

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Event to ‘unmask’ Gloriavale’s bigger secrets, trust general manager says

August 18, 2020: By: Alice Geary – 18/08/2020 Some of Glorivale’s ‘’more secretive behaviours’’ will be disclosed by former members at an information evening in Timaru. Gloriavale Leavers’ Trust general manager and support worker Liz Gregory said Thursday’s event will go ahead under alert level 2 restrictions, despite last week’s alert level change…

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Gloriavale Christian Community looking to expand

July 31, 2020: By Lois Williams – 31/07/2020 The burgeoning Gloriavale Christian Community at Lake Haupiri is looking to expand with a second compound at Lake Brunner, West Coast council leaders have heard. The Greymouth Star reported earlier this year that Gloriavale had purchased an expansive property on the remote western shore of…

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Gloriavale leavers calling for new investigation into community

July 26, 2020: By Sam Sherwood and Oliver Lewis – 26/07/2020 (Video can be viewed from article link). Dozens of former Gloriavale members are calling on the charities regulator to reinvestigate the controversial West Coast group, citing alleged abuse, mismanagement and a raft of other concerns. It follows a 2015 investigation by Charities…

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Givealittle page set up to help re-settle former members of Gloriavale

July 25, 2020: Radio New Zealand – 25/07/2019 [Audio in article link]. A Canterbury woman who helps re-settle former members of Gloriavale says she can’t describe the trauma they face. A trust aims to raise $100,000 through a Givealittle page for those who have left the West Coast community to help with basic…

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Gloriavale child allegedly sexually abused months after authorities ignored ‘call for help’

July 11, 2020: By: Sam Sherwood 11/07/2020 (Video can be viewed in article link). A child has allegedly been sexually abused at Gloriavale, months after authorities failed to act on a ‘call for help’ over his alleged abuser – a teenager living in the same community. Police arrived at the isolated West Coast…

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Trust appeals for 12-seater van for former-Gloriavale family

July 9, 2020: By: Joanne Holden 09/07/2020 A mother-of-10 had driven less than 30 metres from her Christchurch home when a ute roared out of a driveway, colliding with the passenger side of her 12-seater van. The woman, who asked for only her last name, Courage, to be used, smacked into the steering…

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Gloriavale leavers hope new investigation leads to change

July 3, 2020: RNZ Radio New Zealand – 03/07/2020 The manager of a trust that supports leavers from the Gloriavale religious community hopes the latest enquiry could be a tipping point for change. The community near Greymouth has been the subject of previous investigations by police, Oranga Tamariki and the Charities Commission. Police…

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Gloriavale centre of abuse inquiry

July 3, 2020: By: Joanne Carroll – 03/07/72020 The father of girl abused by a Gloriavale teacher says those making new assault claims at the Christian community need to be removed for their protection. Police arrived en masse at the isolated West Coast farm yesterday as part of an inquiry into new allegations…

Unmasking Gloriavale to give a voice to the voiceless

Gloriavale’s sexual assault policy asks victims to ‘forgive’ abusers, gives offenders three chances to stop

Event to ‘unmask’ Gloriavale’s bigger secrets, trust general manager says

Gloriavale Christian Community looking to expand

Gloriavale leavers calling for new investigation into community

Givealittle page set up to help re-settle former members of Gloriavale

Gloriavale child allegedly sexually abused months after authorities ignored ‘call for help’

Trust appeals for 12-seater van for former-Gloriavale family

Gloriavale leavers hope new investigation leads to change

Gloriavale centre of abuse inquiry

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