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Zion & Gloriana’s Story: A Journey from Control to Christ

April 15, 2025: | Sanctuary | Dave Mann | What happens when faith collides with freedom? Dave Mann, from Shining Light Trust shares the emotional and spiritual journey of a couple who left…

The Dark Truth of Gloriavale: A New Zealand Cult

March 10, 2025: | Mystery Shack | Step inside one of the world’s most secretive and controversial religious communities—Gloriavale. Hidden deep in New Zealand’s remote wilderness, this isolated Christian sect has faced shocking…

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An Arranged Marriage! – Zion and Gloriana’s Gloriavale story

March 6, 2025: | Hope Project NZ | After 25 years in their arranged marriage at Gloriavale, while Zion and Gloriana still loved each other very much, they realised they could no longer…

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Gloriavale Escapee Answers Questions from Instagram!

March 4, 2025: | Dom Harvey Podcast | 27 year old Theo Pratt spent the first 18 years of her life in the Gloriavale cult. When she left as a young adult, she…

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Gloriavale Survivor – Exposing Abuse & Cult in India, Consequences of Leaving

March 2, 2025: | The Dom Harvey Podcast | At just 18 years old, Theo Pratt made the terrifying decision to leave the Gloriavale cult and everything she’d ever known—her family, her home,…

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“How Cults Control Women”, Recover From Coercive Control

February 22, 2025: | Recover from Coercive Control | Renee Spencer| Patriarchy is a powerful tool for control, and cults know it. In this video, we break down how patriarchal structures are weaponised…

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Life as a teen after leaving Gloriavale

February 10, 2025: | TVNZ | “At about 10 years old, I imagined life outside Gloriavale would look sad and I wouldn’t have any friends … but that’s not true at all.” Angel…

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Ex-Gloriavale member left feeling sick after leader’s public apology | Stuff.co.nz

January 19, 2025: | Stuff | A former member of Gloriavale says an apology from leader Howard Temple for historic sexual abuse in the community made him feel physically sick. Temple told Gloriavale…

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Former Gloriavale members want compensation following court ruling

November 22, 2024: | 1News | Ryan Boswell | A former Gloriavale member wants to be paid for his years of work in the West Coast commune to end what he calls exploitative…

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Gloriavale leader allegedly admits community ‘used forced labour’

November 11, 2024: | The Press | A recording has emerged of what is believed to be Gloriavale leader Howard Temple allegedly admitting to the community that the Bill of Rights had been…

Zion & Gloriana’s Story: A Journey from Control to Christ

The Dark Truth of Gloriavale: A New Zealand Cult

An Arranged Marriage! – Zion and Gloriana’s Gloriavale story

Gloriavale Escapee Answers Questions from Instagram!

Gloriavale Survivor – Exposing Abuse & Cult in India, Consequences of Leaving

“How Cults Control Women”, Recover From Coercive Control

Life as a teen after leaving Gloriavale

Ex-Gloriavale member left feeling sick after leader’s public apology | Stuff.co.nz

Former Gloriavale members want compensation following court ruling

Gloriavale leader allegedly admits community ‘used forced labour’

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