Gloriavale Community Case Study

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When was the cult founded? The group was founded in 1969 by Cooper who was an Australian-born evangelist. Cooper had been invited to preach in New Zealand where he founded what we now know as Gloriavale. When the Gloriavale community grew too big for its property the Leaders made a group decision to buy the land on the West Coast and moved there over a period of time from 1991 to 1995. They named their new property in the Haupiri Valley "Gloriavale" and created the Gloriavale Christian Community.
When did the cult come to New Zealand?
The group was founded in 1969 by Cooper, an Australian-born evangelist who was invited to preach in New Zealand. He founded what became known as the Springbank Christian Community near Christchurch. What …show more content…

Neville and three other people are in charge of leading their community. The three others are usually the elders of the community. So overall it is the men that have leadership over the whole of the community. But there are other leaders known as Servants, who take care of the management of the six companies in Gloriavale as well as the school, early childhood department and different parts of the daily planning in the community. The community of Gloriavale is devoted to the way the Bible is taught and interpreted especially the philosophy of the Church which in turn means that the leaders of the community don’t have or gain any special treatment or privileges over any of the other members of Gloriavale, they believe that through hard work, example guidance and counsel do they serve them. The leader’s role is the same as fathers, performed by …show more content…

The community believe that the 500 or so people that live in the community wouldn’t be alive if they didn’t have the beliefs and lifestyle that they have now in the community. The people in the community were all born outside of what is known as the ‘norm’ statistics for New Zealand families, and most families have an average of 2 children. They believe that if they had not followed their teachings and if the parents and grandparents of the children of the community had used birth control, then their future generations would probably not exist. But it is known that the people in the community have a fair chance at life. They know that they are all wanted, loved and cherished by their parents and members of the

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