article_snippet.sent: Hopeful Christian - Gloriavale is home to around 500 residents, sometimes known as Cooperites, who wear a plain, blue uniform and reject birth control.
article_snippet.sent: Gloriavale is a Christian community of around 500 people who follow a literal interpretation of the New Testament and reject the outside world .
article_snippet.sent: Sources familiar with Gloriavale, such as Miracle - one of Neville Cooper's ten children - discussed the challenges of adjusting to life outside the commune in general terms to Daily Mail Australia. '
article_snippet.sent: Former Gloriavale residents tend to find it difficult to adapt from the outside world, a former resident told Daily Mail Australia. 
article_snippet.sent: Gloriavale residents are often dubbed 'Cooperites'.
article_snippet.sent: Nestled on the banks of the picturesque Lake Haipuri on New Zealand's rugged West Coast, Gloriavale is a Christian community of around 500 people who follow a literal interpretation of the New Testament.
article_snippet.sent: Fleur Beale, the author of the Gloriavale book Sins of the Father, said the most striking thing about Gloriavale was the 'control those in power' - a group of elders - 'had over the ordinary people.'
article_snippet.sent: the community consists of more than 80 families, according to Gloriavale's official website, and the community live together in large, communal hostels.