Gloriavale unveiled: What life is really like inside controversial sect Residents of Gloriavale make food for the community. (Photo / TVNZ) Gloriavale unveiled: What life is really like inside controversial sect Wed, 19 May 2021, 12:15PM The infamous Gloriavale document where newcomers sign their lives over to the secretive religious sect has been revealed as a key part of a potentially-landmark legal action against the Christian community's leadership. The original document, 'A Declaration of Commitment to Jesus Christ and to the Christian Church and Community at Gloriavale' is a foundation piece of ongoing court action, it can now be revealed. Ex-member John Ready, who was banished from Gloriavale more than three years ago and who still has family members inside the remote West Coast community, has launched a civil claim at the High Court.