Editing Gloriavale Christian Community (section)

===Relocation to Haupiri Valley===
After the Springbank Christian Community outgrew its Cust site, they relocated to a larger property on the [[West Coast Region]] of the [[South Island]] between 1991 and 1995. This new settlement, located in the [[Haupiri]] Valley was named "Gloriavale" after the wife of Neville Cooper, and established the existing Gloriavale Christian Community, roughly {{convert|60|km|miles}} inland from [[Greymouth]].<ref name="Our Beginnings" /><ref name="Stuff May 2015" />

Cooper and his followers purchased two large dairy farms in Haupiri Valley and across the Haupiri river called Glenhopeful. From 1999, more infrastructure including a church called "Gloriavale," four large hostels, sheds, and a main centre were gradually built. The main centre housed a commercial kitchen, mess hall, school rooms, preschool, office spaces, commercial laundry, boiler room, and several living spaces. This main centre was also used for communal gatherings and feasts.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

In addition to the two dairy farms, Gloriavale established several enterprises including a [[sphagnum]]-moss export business called "Discoveries in Gardening," a deer farm, pet food manufacturing plant,<ref name="Stuff January 2010" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Black |first1=Eleanor |title=Life after Gloriavale: Hopeful Christian's granddaughter speaks out |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/95848006/life-after-gloriavale-hopeful-christians-granddaughter-speaks-out |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=26 August 2017 |access-date=20 May 2020 |archive-date=22 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191022191834/https://www.stuff.co.nz/life-style/95848006/life-after-gloriavale-hopeful-christians-granddaughter-speaks-out |url-status=live }}</ref> a helicopter-servicing business, and a hunting lodge venture called "Wilderness Quest NZ." Work in Gloriavale was organised along gender lines with women being limited to mainly hospitality and child-raising roles.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}}

The community runs Gloriavale Christian School, a private coeducational composite (years 1–13) school with a roll of 200.<ref name="TKI school" /> The school moved to the West Coast in 1990.<ref>{{cite web |date=November 2004 |title=Private School Review Report: Gloriavale Christian Community School |url=http://www.ero.govt.nz/ero\reppub.nsf/Institution/5F1D8A54CE00A624CC256F69000F1D41/$File/1587.htm |publisher=[[Education Review Office]]}}{{dead link|date=January 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

On 10 August 2025, Gloriavale's Overseeing Shepherd Howard Temple resigned after pleading guilty to 12 charges of sexual offending against women and girls in late July 2025. Stephen Standfast was designated as his successor.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Boswell |first1=Ryan |title=Gloriavale leader Howard Temple resigns after admitting sexual abuse |url=https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/08/12/gloriavale-leader-howard-temple-resigns-after-admitting-sexual-abuse/ |access-date=13 August 2025 |work=[[1News]] |date=12 August 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250813223304/https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/08/12/gloriavale-leader-howard-temple-resigns-after-admitting-sexual-abuse/ |archive-date=13 August 2025 |url-status=live}}</ref>