They said what?

They said what?

: Opinion piece: Liz Gregory Some days you read things which make your mouth drop open! That happened yesterday… Gloriavale was in court yesterday, fighting Westland Milk products decision to stop collecting milk until they came up to NZ’s values and standards relating to employment. This came about after an Employment…
Impacts of the Concerts

Impacts of the Concerts

: Author Liz Gregory Eight years ago we went and stayed at Gloriavale for the weekend and we attended one of their concerts. It was a life-changing experience for us. After the weekend I documented the experience and blogged about it in a secret blog group. I wrote a series of…
Gloriavale Film Premieres

Gloriavale Film Premieres

: The Gloriavale Leavers’ Support Trust is pleased to announce the Gloriavale Film is soon screening in cinemas across NZ, then internationally. With unprecedented access, filmmakers Noel Smyth and Fergus Grady lift the lid on the secretive Gloriavale Christian Community following a family of survivors searching for justice.   SPECIAL PREMIERE INVITATIONS You are…
The Stark Choice

The Stark Choice

: The stark choice was put to John Ready in cross-examination during the recent Gloriavale Employment Hearing. He responded: “So I think of a boat and there’s a whole lot of layers and there is a whole lot of oarsmen, on those layers in the boat. And you are told, well…

Two of Gloriavale’s Leaders are stood down

: Opinion Piece by Liz Gregory. Yesterday two of Gloriavale’s leaders, Fervent Stedfast and Faithful Pilgrim, were asked to stand down from being Shepherds. Last week Gloriavale issued an unprecedented apology, which was printed in the front page of the Grey Star (an interesting place to publish an apology to leavers…

Response to the Apology

: The phone rang hot for a day or two with leavers feelings about the Gloriavale “apology letter”. It is for them to share their personal beliefs about the genuine nature of the apology. However, our Trust always gets asked for comments when anything from Gloriavale reaches the ears of the…

Gloriavale’s Apology

: Gloriavale published an unprecedented apology in the Grey Star on Friday 27 May 2022. It reads: The following is attributable to Gloriavale’s leadership. It is a letter of apology that draws a firm line in the sand between the past and the future. Much has changed at Gloriavale since 2018…