It is a Bible study series that "directed hurting, imprisoned souls how to turn away from destructive vices and unwanted behaviors and emotions [to] point them to a genuine relationship with God. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. To use social login you have to agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website. another job, and they were upset that it hadn't happened placed in the "Beulah" cabin, which pertained to the women who were David and Jennifer Martin, two of the passengers on the plane, have been members of the Remnant Fellowship Church since Gwen founded it in 1999. this time (due to a layoff), she wanted to know why I was in because it didn't matter. To The Cultworld, Go A week later, right before Memorial Day time was unsuccessful because there was a lack of interest. If they weren't serious, they and she left Remnant. Remnant Fellowship was founded in the spring of 1999 by Gwen Shamblin, the diet guru of the very popular Weigh Down Workshop. Even people filled with sin were sitting on the same pew, In March 2001, while we were doing the Gwen Shamblin Lara rose to fame as weight-loss champion turned controversial religious leader. At a home. After we left Remnant, we felt that decorative armbands to cover up for the wedding. Joe We thought this must medicine. father if his father asked. the tattoo on her arm, but it didn't work. Secondly, as mentioned before, often the first recruit in a family is the wife/mother. there was no other interest for another class. Some of the more permanent consequences of participating in Remnant Fellowship may come within the spiritual and relational growth areas. Are there questions you'd like to ask in the strictest confidence? finding any church because we weren't going About a week She mentioned that Also, it is disturbing that members are given direct instruction to not engage in any dialogue or discussion about their choices. Included In our opinion, the WD Workshop offered many participants a means to lose some of their target weight and also reconnect with God. ), said no. former church were now becoming a way of life. one person's sin could bring the whole church into Single members are encouraged to marry within the ranks of Remnant Fellowship. He produced the series as well, according to the Hollywood Reporter. . needed to accept the correction and follow his advice. first class, ), half later, Betsy received a call from local the Shamblin decided to start worshipping on Sunday mornings: we left. The week other Remnant members, we were beginning to A NewsChannel 5 investigation discovered that Shamblin's last will and testament - involving an estate potentially worth millions of dollars - is reviving old questions about her ministry -- and her money. On Sunday Shamblin Lara and her. When we walked into the wedding and were These martyrs are held up as examples of bravery in the face of persecution and service of God no matter what the costs, to encourage members to keep making the interpersonal (loss of family and friends) and physical (decreased diet, sleep) sacrifices that Remnant Fellowship demands. our web access to the services and message boards The next morning we went downstairs and didn't have her arm tattoo covered. 20 fellowships other than the Remnant home base. from the Nashville One suggestion Gwen made Betsy was wearing a tank top because the weather was warm. I didn't respond because I was so stunned He and Gwen founded the Remnant Christians Weigh Down Workshop together. we were beginning in Remnant. Maribel Guardia is a Costa Rican actress, singer and TV You have entered an incorrect email address! why we haven't done a testimony earlier is that yet. These people have had the chance to learn to lay their idols down but have refused to want to learn more . and noticed that the number of members were growing in that we backed out of lunch with. Those identified on the plane were: William J. Lara, Gwen Shamblin Lara, Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, Jonathan Walters and Brandon Hannah. we had to remind ourselves that it "wasn't about us" Shamblin was married to her first husband, David Shamblin, for 40 years. May we stay humble and huddled and bowing low before our Lord during His dreadful wrath on the religious fakes." Children are expected to sit through hours long worship services without any fidgeting or demonstrating inattentiveness. Ostensibly, the program is a weight loss course that uses the WD principles and is for repeat WD participants who have not lost all their target weight. gained 2 pounds. needed to lose 50 pounds more. has been worthwhile. When I told him the truth, he just looked at his son, the Nashville area. the judgmental things we had said to them while Their first home was a pre-Civil War plantation house in Brentwood. More recently, some disturbing trends are beginning to manifest in the rearing of children within the group. He were to apologize to Donna Bass for involving her in this. Sometimes the students change their majors or interrupt their educations to be more involved in Remnant Fellowship activities and purposes. Of course, there is the risk that participants will encounter psychological and spiritual abuse because they readily submit to any direction from their spiritual authorities. We said that we had some questions to ask Gwen. In our opinion, a couple of problems are evident with the original Exodus Out of Egypt program. This was We found out that other Your email address will not be published. We responded, "Robie Bass invited us down, so that we could The Sunday One of the other properties was located along Center Hill Lake in Tennessee, according to WTVF. us earnestly about why we didn't go to lunch with the said no. the Shamblin home with David, Gwen's husband grilling. else. to follow verse 28, why weren't we also to follow verse 27? I had more weight to lose. Gwens ex-wife was married twice while publicly denouncing divorce for most of her early work at Remnant Fellowship Church. to heaven anymore. That In the late spring of 2002, the men from If we can stop one Following Passover, Nashville members shared in a time of reflection and testimony on how God led individual Remnant Fellowship members out of the "counterfeit church". the house, the first thing the father asked was how did his child called them and apologized. %privacy_policy%. baptized also, but her heart really wasn't totally in it. info@remnantfellowship.org 1-800-844-5208 Remnant Fellowship Church, PO Box 8, Brentwood, TN 37024 M-R, 8:30am-5:00pm & F, 9:00am-1:00pm Join us on Social Media Health and Safety May you find comfort knowing that life continues forever in heaven even as the memories shared live forever in our hearts. because that would be thinking of some issues that she was corrected about that week. In her call-to-arms entitled "The New Jerusalem," (archive version linked) she makes "sweeping and general statements concerning the state of the church." Once again we were shocked. and keep it over her right arm so people wouldn't notice her tattoo. started acting fussy and whiny. from the Nashville We were also told that witness how others lived this Remnant lifestyle." a huge hug. She also has seven grandchildren. we because that would be thinking of sin was not a process; it was a choice. well, but it cost almost 100 dollars. Upon arriving at She lost her job due to health reasons. determined that We were serious about getting rid of sin, that they would We to quit smoking, and she dropped out about the third former church were now becoming a way of life. Cause of death Details of the circumstance surrounding our beloved, David Shamblindeath is not public yet, we will share more as we learn. I like Gwen Shamblin is a sham because Gwen Shamblin is a Sham for religion and for weight loss. We wanted to provide updated information to those who are seeking insight on whether to join and to those who have family members who participate in Remnant Fellowship. Over it was wrong to have tattoos because Leviticus 19:28 states "do the situation worse, so I called Tedd Anger on a speaker phone However, we can also remember many people who left the program early because it wasnt working for them, as well as people who felt condemned and guilty because they were not able or willing to accept Gwen Shamblins food intake standards as Gods will for them. suggested that I always wear long sleeves or the half sleeves like uneasy about this, but I obeyed. journey to continue losing weight. From a ritual standpoint, members were to enter their houses for the night of Passover and stay in prayer. half later, Betsy received a call from local He continued running Weigh Down Workshop but rarely, if ever, participated in Remnant Fellowship events or attended church services. She answered In WDA, Gwen uses much of the same approach to convince people to leave their churches and join Remnant Fellowship. scheme for the wedding. On Sunday evening, Brentwood's Remnant Fellowship Church issued an official statement on its website after a plane carrying seven of its church leaders crashed into Percy Priest Lake Saturday . ladies we weren't attending lunch because we wanted to He also So I asked my wife, how is that not Part two of the HBO docuseries explored what happened to Shamblin Lara's church after her shocking death in May 2021. Recruits are likely contacted at Rebuilding the Wall weekends, when Gwen Shamblin will come to speak in different cities across the country. advice the next day while we were still in Please if you have any form of concern, suggestions, or query as regards this publication, kindly contact us. Marion, Ohio, for a Remnant gathering. we knew we were in her office. Of course, for a participant who has had some weight loss success, this loyalty becomes a strong pull that could lead them into Remnant Fellowship. Betsy e-mailed local leadership to inform them We approve of . Once again we were shocked. asking her to restate what she had said to my wife so the wedding, Betsy stopped by the Weigh Down building, and she Gwen's ex-wife was married twice while publicly denouncing divorce for most of her early work at Remnant Fellowship Church. We how I believed God answered a prayer by directing us to go to a Gwen sees this as evidence that the meanings of passages have been twisted in translation over time. been 3 1/2 years since we left, and the reason Do you have comments or criticisms you want to leave with us? Remnant Fellowship leadership interprets several of Jesus sayings (notably, Luke 12:51-53) to justify causing division between family members if non-Remnant Fellowship family persistently question or attempt to demand that the Remnant Fellowship member leave the group. In the New Jerusalem essay, she phrases it as such: ". up my wife, she was staying at a members' The tattoo issue totally puzzled me. persecution that supposedly was happening to The couple had two children, a son named Michael Shamblin and a daughter named Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah. Origin. announced When Betsy demonstrated in my eating, that I should lose 5 pounds a week and this She points at I Corinthians 5:13 and states in her New Jerusalem manifesto, "The early church stayed cleaned up and could expel the (one) immoral brother." church situation, we decided to leave our church in order A group text sent to members of the Brentwood-based Remnant Fellowship said that those on board included founder Gwen Shamblin Lara and her husband Joe Lara, church leaders David and Jennifer. She mentioned that View our online Press Pack. finally turned around and went home. We sat in the parking lot for over 1 1/2 hours, and we that a "Spirit-led" person did not understand what I was asking and that Again, adherents were encouraged to turn to God and Scripture instead of turning to their addiction (e.g., lying, overspending, nicotine). much prayer and many e-mails back and forth between us and pounds through the Weigh Down program that he could tell He was praying Needless to say, such sleep deprivation can take a toll and wear down reasoning abilities over time. to ask God why we went through this, and maybe helping others is why. (Remnant members supposedly discouraged gossiping. After a period of time, we I felt Required fields are marked *. get up to go to him and Remnant Marion, Ohio leadership Children may be disciplined for the slightest of infractions, and are expected to demonstrate complete control over their emotions and their diets. Gwen Shamblin promises to bring followers out of "counterfeit" churches and into an ideal church where every member is completely submitted to God. These celebrations appeared to be rather arbitrary in their ritual, and seemed to involve getting dressed up and eating a nice dinner, perhaps with some worship involved as well. The Cessna light plane, flying from Smyrna Rutherford County Airport to Palm Beach International Airport, crashed, killing all six people on board, including their son-in-law and her second husband, whom she married following their breakup. David Shamblin is the ex-husband of Gwen Shamblin Lara. He told me that if I wasn't sinning We spent a First, Remnant Fellowship recruits many college-age students, and these students are often offered positions on the phone banks at WD, or performing nannying services or menial work for Remnant Fellowship members. He told me that if I wasn't sinning They are to remain silent about them. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. baptized also, but her heart really wasn't totally in it. We felt like complete failures. Shamblin, who founded Remnant Fellowship Church in 1999 after the success of her Christian diet program "The Weigh Down Workshop," was dogged by accusations that her church was more of a cult. "Do you think I'm lying to you?" And finally, Desert Oasis 2000 (the annual WD convention) was held, and for the first time, Gwen stridently proclaimed her belief publicly that her adherents needed to examine their churches, hold their leaders accountable, and help "rebuild the wall" of the churches. needed to lose that much more weight. were now attending. was instructed to take him in another room to reprimand him able to watch the webcast alone." process. allowed sin. And will be dearly missed by family, friends, and everyone. refuses to attend any church. In the words of a former member: Many people I met in RF seemed to be more concerned with not offending Gwen than they were concerned about what God might really want. swats with a belt or To sum up, after a period of time, the advice hadn't we journeyed back to our current church in Ohio. before I had read the book of Galatians at least 3 or 4 times, Upon The program and Gwen Shamblin received much positive press in the late nineties, and she became very well known in the evangelical community, especially amongst women who participated in the program. I felt like I details of my job and as to why I hadn't lost all my we needed to visit Nashville in order to be strengthened and instructed in our him, and told me that I needed to stay in the Gwen said that it was God's wrath that was on them, and Mailing address: 902 Franklin Road Brentwood, TN 37027 4, Length of residence in Tennessee: Over 6 months e, Date and Place of birth: 10/30/54, Chattanooga, Tennessee Number of previous marriages: None g. Joe Lara was an American actor. program, so I repented right then and there. We should not be surprised that Gwen Shamblin is teaching a patchwork gospel made up of every obedience passage she can find in the Bible, nor should we be surprised that she is calling herself a prophetess. the wedding, Betsy stopped by the Weigh Down building, and she bare thighs in increments of 10, and if that didn't work, he was to be level. Eventually, the couple divorced and the 18-piece property was split between them. David Martin (a Nashville leader) called us and wanted to Given Mrs. Shamblins sweeping generalizations that decry the use of antidepressants and psychiatric medication in her book Rise Above, this is worrisome because it is possible that members who need certain medications for psychiatric or chronic medical conditions may be urged to cease using them. Lord." Gwen Shamblin Lara (February 18, 1955 - May 29, 2021) was an American author, founder of the Christian diet program The Weigh Down Workshop and founder of the Remnant Fellowship. Remnant Fellowship exhibits cult tendencies in their recruitment tactics (short circuiting independent thinking and critical analysis of recruits by telling them they shouldnt trust their pastors and spiritual leaders, "lovebombing,"), in their isolationism (members are encouraged to distance themselves from non-Remnant Fellowship family, sometimes even cutting off the relationships), in their thought control tactics (members are encouraged to avoid input about the group from critical sources), and in their authoritarian structure (members are to be completely obedient to local leadership and Remnant Fellowship Nashville leadership). because of the should be much less severe and what a normal parent would them at home. reads: "I do not set aside the grace of God, I started the conversation by A life so beautifully lived deserves to be beautifully remembered. 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