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Gloriavale member forced to leave after criticising leadership’s ‘ungodly’ rules, ‘pre-eminence of sin’

September 21, 2020: By Michael Morrah – 21/09/2020 (Video can be viewed in article link). A leader and trustee of religious group Gloriavale has been forced to leave after criticising the leadership for…

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Ex-Gloriavale members outraged at decision not to re-investigate

September 8, 2020: By Chris Lynch – 08/09/2020 Charities Services have declined a request from The Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust and 35 ex-members to re-investigate the Gloriavale Christian Community. A letter signed by…

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Charities Services declines calls to reinvestigate Gloriavale

September 7, 2020: By: Sam Sherwood – 07/09/2020 (Video can be viewed from article link). Alleged abuse, forced separation of families, poor healthcare, unsafe working conditions for young children. A culture of domination…

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Former member upset Gloriavale is still a charity after abuse allegations

September 7, 2020: By Kaysha Brownlie – 07/09/2020 (Videos can be viewed from article link) Former Gloriavale members say they’re disgusted the West Coast religious group is still a charity, following allegations of…

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Why I Escaped the Gloriavale Commune | Melody Pilgrim

Monday Night Live – Brendan Malone – 31/08/2020 Melody was born and raised in the controversial and highly secretive Gloriavale commune in NZ. Late last year she suddenly fled to

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Royal commission gathering evidence relating to Gloriavale

August 26, 2020: By Sam Sherwood – 26/08/2020 (Videos can be viewed from article link) The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care is looking into Gloriavale, with an investigation into the…

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Ex-Gloriavale members say community told as collective who to vote for

August 24, 2020: By: Sally Murphy 24/08/2020 Former members of Gloriavale Christian Community say people still there do not have the freedom to vote for who they want in the general election. The…

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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…

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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…

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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…

Gloriavale member forced to leave after criticising leadership’s ‘ungodly’ rules, ‘pre-eminence of sin’

Ex-Gloriavale members outraged at decision not to re-investigate

Charities Services declines calls to reinvestigate Gloriavale

Former member upset Gloriavale is still a charity after abuse allegations

Why I Escaped the Gloriavale Commune | Melody Pilgrim

Royal commission gathering evidence relating to Gloriavale

Ex-Gloriavale members say community told as collective who to vote for

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

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