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RNZ: Gloriavale school principal claims community ‘targeted’

September 15, 2022: By Jean Edwards | RNZ | Gloriavale Christian School’s new principal has accused people of making a coordinated effort to shut the school down and take its children away by lodging simultaneous complaints against every teacher. In an open letter published on the West Coast Christian community’s website, Rachel Stedfast…

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RNZ: Gloriavale leaders lied about aunt’s death – former member

September 10, 2022: By Jean Edwards – RNZ – 10/09/2022 This story discusses graphic details of abuse. Gloriavale leaders claimed God must have blessed the food that killed Prayer Ready in an isolation room at the Christian commune and lied about the circumstances surrounding her choking death, a former member says. Anna Courage…

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1News – Brutal work conditions inside Gloriavale laid bare in court

September 8, 2022: By Ryan Boswell – 1News – 08/09/2022 Brutal work conditions inside Gloriavale have been the focus of evidence at the Employment Court in Christchurch. Rebekah Kempf was born at the commune and left with her family in 2015. She is the great granddaughter of Gloriavale’s founder, Hopeful Christian, and told…

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Newshub – Former Gloriavale members say they were called ‘too fat’, ‘talentless’ by leaders

September 7, 2022: By Kaysha Brownlie – Newshub – 07/09/2022 “No talent” and “too fat” to be a Christian – this is what a former Gloriavale member says leaders told her. Rebekah Kempf was giving evidence at the Employment Court case in Christchurch, where current members deny the work is not forced. “I…

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RNZ – Sexual harassment of Gloriavale workers a ‘normal’ occurrence, court hears

September 7, 2022: By Jean Edwards – RNZ – 07/09/2022 Workplace sexual harassment was normal at Gloriavale, where leaders would grab girls’ bottoms, unzip their dresses or ping their bra straps in the kitchen, a former member says. Rosanna Overcomer told an Employment Court hearing the behaviour made her feel sick but was…

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NZ Herald – Longtime Gloriavale member turns on sect – reveals ‘very disturbing’ treatment of women, ‘prevalent’ sex offending

September 6, 2022: By Anna Leask – NZ Herald – 06/09/2022 A Gloriavale father of 13 once convicted of beating two of his young daughters with shoes, carpentry tools, coat hangers and belts has turned on the community’s leaders, telling the court that sexual abuse, bullying and forced labour are prevalent within the…

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Stuff – Gloriavale leaders ‘tear apart’ families of those who disagree with their rules, founding member says

September 6, 2022: By Jake Kenny – Stuff – 06/09/2022 Warning: This story discusses details of alleged sexual abuse. A Gloriavale member “since its inception” says the community’s leaders do everything in their power to “tear apart” families of members who disagree with them. After decades of service to the community, Sharon Ready…

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RNZ – Court hears of sexual culture at Gloriavale where women, girls blamed and punished

September 6, 2022: By Jean Edwards – RNZ – 06/09/2022 Gloriavale founder Hopeful Christian told a father who had just buried his daughter that he could take comfort from the fact she would not be molested, a court has heard. Clem Ready said he was shaken by Christian’s attitude to the death of…

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1News – Gloriavale man says discipline with weapons common practice

September 6, 2022: By Ryan Boswell – 1News – 06/09/2022 A Gloriavale man who disciplined his daughters using a weapon argues it is common practice in the West Coast commune. Clem Ready is giving evidence at the Employment Court to decide whether six former Gloriavale members were employees or volunteers. He said men…

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Newshub – Gloriavale member temporarily left community after leadership’s comment on his dead daughter ‘shook’ him

September 6, 2022: By Kaysha Brownlie – Newshub – 06/09/2022 A former Glorivale member who still resides in the isolated West Coast community has given emotional evidence about how, among the things he witnessed in the Christian commune, his daughter’s death hurt him the most. Clem Ready was giving evidence during an Employment…

RNZ: Gloriavale school principal claims community ‘targeted’

RNZ: Gloriavale leaders lied about aunt’s death – former member

1News – Brutal work conditions inside Gloriavale laid bare in court

Newshub – Former Gloriavale members say they were called ‘too fat’, ‘talentless’ by leaders

RNZ – Sexual harassment of Gloriavale workers a ‘normal’ occurrence, court hears

NZ Herald – Longtime Gloriavale member turns on sect – reveals ‘very disturbing’ treatment of women, ‘prevalent’ sex offending

Stuff – Gloriavale leaders ‘tear apart’ families of those who disagree with their rules, founding member says

RNZ – Court hears of sexual culture at Gloriavale where women, girls blamed and punished

1News – Gloriavale man says discipline with weapons common practice

Newshub – Gloriavale member temporarily left community after leadership’s comment on his dead daughter ‘shook’ him

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