It follows a 2015 investigation by Charities Services, part of the Department of Internal Affairs, into the operation of The Christian Church Community Trust, the registered charity behind the community. The Gloriavale Leavers Support Trust and a group of former members are calling on Charities Services to reinvestigate, with some expressing disbelief the Trust has managed to keep its charitable status. One Gloriavale leaver, who spoke to Stuff on the condition of anonymity, said Charities Services needed to do their job and investigate. John Bisset Gloriavale Leavers' Support Trust general manager and support worker Liz Gregory. The call for an investigation comes as police investigate claims of child sexual abuse at Gloriavale.

Source: Stuff July 26, 2020 05:48 UTC