Arise Church

Allegations of racism, sexual assault, homophobia, bullying and actively discouraging victims from going to police are contained in a leaked copy of an ...

"There have been a lot of people who have experienced abuse from Arise and for that to be coming to light is really reassuring." "We have heard from different people a sense of favouritism and the pressure people felt to say yes and to please senior leaders." It was recommended Arise sign a statement confirming they did not engage in conversion therapy practices, establish a group of tangata whenua to identify, lead, and champion the inclusion and engagement of tangata whenua in the future of Arise Church. "The significant breaches of confidentiality when people have faced personal difficulty have led to people feeling judged and isolated." Relationships outside of Arise were to be "limited to 20 percent" of a person's life. "We have also heard from single people that they struggled to find their place within the life of Arise." "People have also shared that they felt it was unfair for Arise to simplify their experiences of distress as being spiritual issues." "We have heard from people who have felt not good enough in light of the pressure they experienced from Arise around personal image and appearance." "We heard from people who identify as belonging to the LGBTQI+ community who have had a strong desire to also belong as members of Arise, who have faced great difficulty finding their place." "We have heard people's concerns around what they perceive as cult-like behaviour within Arise - iconic and unquestionable leadership, people's social circles being limited to Arise, experiences of control, and being shunned upon leaving the Arise community." "We have heard that tangata whenua experienced a lack of understanding around their culture and values." There was also a failure to report matters to police on some occasions, and also that in a number of situations people were actively encouraged not to engage with police.

Earlier this year, former ARISE church pastors John and Gillian Cameron took to the stage at a Sunday service. ARISE Church event. (Source: ARISE Church).

I’ve had dozens of former members of this church calling and writing to me, who feel deeply hurt. We’ve interviewed former members of the church who are frustrated that they’ve had to wait so long. She wanted to give us a heads up on the non-publication order (the one we had queried with her office last week). Then, to confirm, this minute was sent to us, cc'ing in lawyers for ARISE church and John and Gillian Cameron. We had already received an email from the Church’s lawyers, stating ARISE couldn’t comment because they were gathering feedback in order to finalise the report. Last-minute telephone conferences are not the way tribunals normally work. Some churches do fantastic work for their communities. It's a responsibility we don't take lightly. 1News has a significant audience, and we take pride in ensuring our stories are fair, balanced and accurate. A week ago, we asked for clarification. It was damning. But, importantly, not on anyone else.

By Jonty Dine of RNZ Allegations of racism, sexual assault, homophobia, bullying and actively discouraging victims from going to the police are contained i.

"There have been a lot of people who have experienced abuse from Arise and for that to be coming to light is really reassuring." "We have heard from different people a sense of favouritism and the pressure people felt to say yes and to please senior leaders." "The significant breaches of confidentiality when people have faced personal difficulty have led to people feeling judged and isolated." It was recommended Arise sign a statement confirming they did not engage in conversion therapy practices, establish a group of tangata whenua to identify, lead, and champion the inclusion and engagement of tangata whenua in the future of Arise Church. "People have also shared that they felt it was unfair for Arise to simplify their experiences of distress as being spiritual issues." "We have also heard from single people that they struggled to find their place within the life of Arise." "We have heard from people who have felt not good enough in light of the pressure they experienced from Arise around personal image and appearance." "We have heard people's concerns around what they perceive as cult-like behaviour within Arise - iconic and unquestionable leadership, people's social circles being limited to Arise, experiences of control, and being shunned upon leaving the Arise community." "We heard from people who identify as belonging to the LGBTQI+ community who have had a strong desire to also belong as members of Arise, who have faced great difficulty finding their place." People were told they needed new clothes to fit Arise's image, and to change their clothing choices if they were "on stage" on a Sunday. "We have heard that tangata whenua experienced a lack of understanding around their culture and values." There was also a failure to report matters to police on some occasions, and also that in a number of situations people were actively encouraged not to engage with police.

Allegations of racism, sexual assault, homophobia, bullying and actively discouraging victims from going to the police are in a leaked copy of an.

Peter Lineham, said senior leadership had to leave in the wake of the report. “There are a lot of people who have experienced abuse from Arise and to see that come to light is really reassuring.” It was recommended that Arise sign a statement confirming that they were not involved in conversion therapy practices, and formed a group of tangata whenua to identify, lead and defend the inclusion and involvement of tangata whenua in the future of Arise Church. “We’ve heard from several people a sense of favoritism and the pressure people felt to say yes and please senior leaders.” This included advising on the use of drugs, and advising that people “pray harder” for healing. People spoke of significant gaps in the way Arise responded to people in times of mental and emotional distress, and that many leaders seemed ill-equipped to respond helpfully. People were told they needed new clothes to match Arise, and to change their dress choices when they were “on stage” on Sundays. “We’ve heard of people who haven’t felt well enough because of the pressure they’ve experienced from Arise around personal image and appearance.” Members were subjected to conversion therapy and were denied opportunities to serve because of their “sin.” “We heard from people who identify as belonging to the LGBTQI+ community who have had a strong desire to join Arise as well, who have had great difficulty finding their place.” “We heard that tangata whenua experienced a lack of understanding of their culture and values.” Also, in some cases, no report was made to the police and in a number of situations people were actively encouraged not to contact the police.

On the claims of misconduct, the report singles out one leader – which Farrier names as pastor Brent Cameron – for “ongoing targeted sexual harassment” and that ...

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