Government accuses Brethren of lying Brethren's boss in NZ - Nats keep distance Exclusive Brethren sect disavows New Zealand political activity Judge's ruling warns Brethren Sect man jailed for sex abuse of girl Exclusive Brethren thanked minister over schools Top officials quizzed over sect dealings PM spreads the word: no help from Brethren They are not allowed to form friendships with people outside the church, who are known as 'worldlies'. "I didn't even know how to turn a mobile phone on when I left. When the UK Charities Commission tightened the definition of a religious charity and refused a Brethren trust charitable status, Bruce Hales ordered church elders to put "extreme pressure" on its boss. A man of rich gifts and rare grace, he was greatly beloved. Piringa Charitable Trust. "If it had been another couple of minutes they thought I would have died. Moxham, 61, says she overdosed on whiskey one day, and was discovered by her second youngest daughter. Watch this clip from the 2005 documentary Leaving the Exclusive Brethren, which includes rare interviews with young members of … Their halls are concealed behind high walls and the buildings … Everyone drank. Church at Home serves as our way of assisting Churches and New Zealanders to connect with each other online, in this time of need. Brethren churches. Cornerstone Church, Meeting at the Alzheimers Centre, 8 Wither Road, Witherlea, Blenheim Herb Ritchie Phone: (03) 578 5754 Email: herb.ngaire@gmail.com Witherlea Bible Chapel, 47 Wither Road, Witherlea, Blenheim Barrie North For more information visit the Charities Register at www.charities.govt.nz. brethren.org.nz Welcome to the Christian Brethren Church of New Zealand A resource for the Christian Brethren Church in New Zealand. A late model black SUV drives up to the foyer entrance, and a greying man in his 60s hops out. 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The Massey University professor has studied the financial structure of the Exclusive Brethren and says their emphasis on making a buck has increased since 2002 under Hales' leadership. We have agreed not to name him. Moxham was in the church for 46 years in Whangarei and started drinking when she was 15. But according to former members, heavy drinking is a way of life within the church. The "opposers" in question are understood to be members of the man's own family who have already left the Brethren. "I knew that once I got over there it was life changing. I couldn't breath for myself. A business conference in Auckland this week had a very special guest speaker - the brother of the worldwide leader of the Exclusive Brethren church. 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Hope Community Church welcomes Christians and those who seek to understand Christianity in the Hope area. The young man in question is a 26-year-old man from Auckland. He points to the church's Rapid Relief Team as an example of its charitable pursuits. Visits to New Zealand by leading English Exclusive Brethren, George Vicesimus Wigram in 1874–75 and 1877, and John Nelson Darby in 1875–76, restored Deck to favour, but the churches associated with his sons separated over the issue. 222834) and is also registered as a charitable entity under the Charities Act 2005 (No.CC10270). They say the conference has nothing to do with the church. on the Holmes programme between 6.30 - 7.00pm from 29 March to 2 April 1993. "Most people that come out are really bitter. The Stewards’ Trust of New Zealand Incorporated (its full legal name) is incorporated under the Incorporated Societies Act 1908 (No. "I just said I couldn't do it and they said 'you have to'." That’s dwarfed by the tens of millions in annual donations to the National Assistance Fund, one of the richest charities in New Zealand, whose trustees are Brethren … Assemblies By Region . Stephen Hales speaks at the UBT conference 2016. Growing up in the church, Craig Hoyle says his family would always buy their gas at BP, do their shopping at Countdown, and buy flights from Air NZ, with the church business creaming the savings. In response, a church spokesman said drinking alcohol was never encouraged. "My understanding is that this business organisation is owned and directed by the "man of God", and that thus Bruce Hales is immensely rich from his share in Exclusive business as well as monitoring all their telephone calls. They believe the rest of the world is evil, Christmas is a pagan festival, and trappings of modern life such as TV and Google are 'pipelines of filth'. ", Jill Moxham became an alcoholic while living as an Exclusive Brethren. 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