: | Hindustan Times | Indo-Asian News Service | Venkata Siva was sponsored by the Gloriavale Christian community to study English and Agriculture. An Indian student in Greymouth, New Zealand, is being sent back to India after he fell out with a commune that supported his visit. Venkata Siva Rayavarapu, 22,…
: | The Press | Paul Madgwick | Article archived: National Library A remote West Coast complex houses a growing sect with multimillion- dollar businesses. Even infrequent trips by some of the 300 members into Greymouth put $300,000 monthly into the town’s stores. Welfare, benefits, and pensions are foreign concepts; community…
: The Press | A man who faced three charges of indecent assault arising from incidents at the Cust Christian community was found guilty on all three counts by a jury in the Christchurch district Court yesterday. Further reading:Â Jury finds Cust sect leader guilty …
: By Jane Gray | To the members of his community, Neville Cooper was the voice of God, obeyed without question. Now he answers to an earthly authority. Hopeful Christian, born Neville Barclay Cooper, stood in the Christchurch District Court dock in the blue jersey, shirt and trousers and tie that…
: Follow the link to John Hostetler’s article on New Zealand’s ‘new’ Christian Community. Originally published October 1987 in Christian Living Magazine.…
: Gloriavale Publication | Gloriavale Website | In 1967, the Queensland newspapers proclaimed a miracle had happened when a light plane crashed with four people on board – and everybody survived. The plane was piloted by the founder of the Gloriavale Christian Community while he was returning from mission work in…
