Gloriavale leavers to speak out at leavers’ trust launch event

November 7, 2019: By: Alice Geary – 07/11/2019 The public will get the opportunity to hear from Gloriavale leavers when a new trust to assist resettlements is officially launched in Timaru on November 14. Up to 10 Gloriavale leavers – some of whom have never spoken publicly about their experiences – will be…

Gloriavale families flee religious community and arrive in Timaru

October 23, 2019: By Rachael Comer – 23/10/2019 Two more Gloriavale families have fled the secluded religious community in the past two weeks, making their way to Timaru to adjust to life outside the West Coast community before they resettle. One of the families, with 12 members, left the community on Friday, staying on the West Coast…

Support for Gloriavale leavers

October 10, 2019: By: Chris Tobin – 10/10/2019 People who have left the secretive Christian community Gloriavale shed tears of gratitude when they learned of a $10,000 grant being given to a trust to support them. Liz Gregory, support worker and manager of Gloriavale Leavers Support Trust, said the money received from the…