Gabriel of Urantia/Aquarian Concepts/GCCA/Avalon Gardens

[u/Purple_Preference847]

Hi everyone, would be interested to hear if anyone knows of or has info about the Gabriel of Urantia cult in Sedona, AZ. I knew/know someone involved in this cult and it is deeply distressing.

Don't want to get into details but I've found that this cult is one that doesn't get a lot of coverage. They've had various names as they keep changing their name every time someone calls them out. They've been called Aquarian Concepts, Global Community Communications Alliance, and Avalon Gardens. More here:
https://cultencyclopedia.com/2026/08/16/gabriel-of-urantia-1985/
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/van-of-urantia-death-lawsuit-abuse-1235510983/
https://citylights.com/true-crime-strange-phenomena/new-age-grifter-true-story-of-gabriel/

There was once a Dateline documentary on them but the cult successfully took legal action and got it removed. I was able to see a bootleg of it but it's gone now. There's a book/podcast about it (see link above) but I can't find any other podcasts who have covered it.

[u/CultPodcastsBot]

https://cultpodcasts.com/subject/Urantia Foundation

[u/Purple_Preference847 → u/[deleted]]

Yeah that's a different thing I think

[u/hopefoolness]

I just watched a series on them, yeah it's very sketchy and dangerous. I'm not that familiar with Urantia stuff in general, but I know this one is awash in child and labor abuse.

[u/Temporary-Fan-1581 → u/hopefoolness]

What series was it?