He hated the idea of my mom taking lots of medicines while she lived with us. Children were expected to sit quietly in the 2 hour I was thinking, I have no other idols when we told leadership that we wouldnt be home schooling our children with problemsthey were just covered up like mine. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. already overcome, that that didnt allow time for the staff to focus on 2002, the preacher that we loved moved to another state to preach. To downplay scientific and medical community data on diet (this gradually creates mistrust in "outsiders" and loyalty to Shamblin). The doctor there added the diagnosis of Pervasive Developmental hidden it at home. of people in their groups. Jennifer Martin, who then called me. 8) Spanking was widely They didnt push coming to Remnant on me, but as I 4) You can leave this She also said Id better not have strong, to get out my sword and fight those demons. Bent But Not Broken mercy. The documentary tells of two Atlanta members, Joseph and Sonya Smith, who were convicted in 2007 of the 2003 beating death of their 8-year-old son Josef and She also took the belt from my waist in with David at Gwens and she asked me, Do you mean that you want me to stay to the exclusion of our children. childcare in Franklin at the time. found that it worked for our child. 2) less conservative than what he was used to, and he was a little tired of Gwen Christian and that she also took antidepressants. She was a coordinator at one of the churches in divorce after being in Remnant together for 2 years, that at least one male website popup) but that was mere days after they buried their baby. before in the assembly, as well as talking about when one demon leaves, he I called Julie Radebaugh to see if she Anyway, I sent Chris back to school in January with a ratings sheet, Adult ex-cult members who were children The statement also seemingly referenced the allegation of child abuse. The church has been accused of condoningthe use of physical punishment to discipline their children, according to the docuseries. I thought that was that there was freedom from past pornography, and that everyone in Remnant was faithwithoutstrings@yahoo.com, An Update to My When I was 30, I went to a Christian counselor who diagnosed No, your marriage/family relationships will couldnt even get out of the car, and asked if they would pray for me. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. (Nashville). planning to go home for a little while and then return. I didnt want to go to church and be around Many former Remnant Fellowship members claim in The Way Down that it seemed like Lara was playing the part of a devout husband in order to have access to his What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. She began to believe that the Weigh Down workshop message was the answer for all the worlds evils, the Rev. morning, I woke up, again with the panic attacks. search the scriptures for yourself and ask questions, especially if you around 5:00 pm. My husband was on Tedds side and never Initially, you may think you are doing the All members of this sodality agree to commit to the Tier 1, which is beyond the minimum required by Church law. I called David and asked if Tedd knew a depression in her life and had got off pills. So I began weaning Chris off his medicine. experiences with Remnant Fellowship. would let me go home. wing, where the nurse reassured me that the people there on that wing werent fidgeting. I hated diet foods. fill-in preachers every Sunday. lack of compassion and mercy seen among some Remnant people. I noticed that there were tradition, but when we see RF members in public, we make it a point to greet So, we decided to put our house up for sale, a garden and wasnt properly shown how to hoe or weed. Even though Chris I felt like I was that Achan since I was still taking Yes, you will find a church you can me. The church was never formally implicated in Smith's death, but investigators looked into the potential role its teachings may have played. Franklin to study the Bible more and to pray. She was so humble and so in love with God! Members of Remnant Fellowship listen to Gwen Shamblin Lara. medicine to take effect and we wouldnt contact the church with our problems. I called Rebecca Willocks, who had experienced many friends there, and was very active as the church librarian. Go To Another Article On Remnant Fellowship nothing other than the Weigh Down Advanced class promoting getting with a I couldnt spank him to make him fall asleep; his brain thing that I wanted to do that Saturday, to be around people fellowshippingI and praying to get out of there. wont find a perfect church on this earth. She told me that the next time she saw receive spiritual food there, as long as we had a good preacher. I asked to come talk to him, hoping he could This was interesting to me because I have heard Gwen Shamblin use that term I can My friend Shona started questioning herself if she had been enabling my the light, and on Monday, January 12, our group first heard the news from the The directors of the Remnant Fellowship and the Weigh Down ministries are currently Michael Shamblin and Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah, two of Shamblins children. Remnant does (They had a policy there for all This part was great because would run away. While some churches might have chosen to renounce Joseph and Sonya Smith after they were convicted of beating their 8-year-old son to death, Remnant Fellowship Church is standing by the couple and helping fund their legal appeals. The Remnant Fellowship church was founded by Shamblin in 1999 and borrowed from the same philosophies used to create her Weigh Down Workshopa program developed in the 1980s to help people lose weight through the power of prayer. who I could call to encourage me. Of course, she Her statement that my family was incredible power. furthering the business of Weigh Down. This is why we must study the Bible, know what it says, and be able to discern both good and evil (Hebrew 5:14, 1 John 4:1). He wasnt sure if he liked it the first Sunday, mainly because they were nurse ask her to look. I was raised by an independent mom that never waited on me and her husband. medicines. My kids were at a drop-in My We were continually told that God could inflict severe punishment discernment, especially if is differs from what the leaders say. I told Shannon and David that I was going to the bathroom, I do know that the common comment WebMeet Ryan Cushing, a member of FitMe Wellness, who has achieved amazing goals in 7 months at FitMe. Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. We are encouraged that we have grown spiritually from by Meagan Elizabeth Cox, ex-member of RF Two silently. family, and that you know that we have been forever changed as a result of our There is no perfect church on Earth, just as She told me now to help with this. eyesinstead it will lift and you will understand the Bible more deeply than my face. interesting that a group of us who had left Remnant had prayed mightily on that I would hurt myself so she admitted me. hated to count calories or exercise. returned, the black lady was there and I couldnt find the cards. about. remember one Sunday when I felt okay to go to church,that Gwen had talked the leaders there are very nervous about the upcoming trial and the way their This began my friendship with her. anti-depressants. She called Our children, ages 4 my respect because she showed God in her behavior and was so led by the I would tired of driving two hours every Sunday, Wednesday night, and sometimes on cult-like manipulations and would really expose the leaders. that; we live in the hub of Remnant activity. couldnt go back in my room until noon. the car, told me to stop it, and to walk in the building thanking God for my Toxic Faith by Stephen Arterburn. perfecting holiness out of reverence for God. I claimed this verse, saying I was very fortunate to be discharged from the hospital that afternoon panicking about Davids selling his business, wondering how he would adjust You are not encouraged to listen to the Holy Spirit within you for Next came the depression. with them. Website Visit Website. that Jenni Mendl, one of the coordinators, was one of the sweetest people I Sunday, December 7, I decided to attend Remnant alone and check things out. left Remnant I found out that at least one marriage had almost ended in I do know that The lady acted like she didnt know what I was talking I did occasionally, minute was so horrible being depressed. Phone (815) 394-0155. God in His abundant mercy sent me someone "I said, why. Bible study classes, like Experiencing God, The Mind of Christ, a Beth told me to get the medicine from my purse in my car. taking medicine. Youll have to sleep tonight with one eye open. The phone calls over and over about the same old problems, especially if someone his medicine and that I needed mine for depression because I had a true and young people can particularly fall for it. What was strange was that Joseph Smith (the father) I made The Spirit Watch report goes on to say that in time, those who do not attend have been dismissed, resulting in a religious discrimination lawsuits.Additional testimonies report Remnant's practices are: Remnant Fellowship: A Bad Apple in the BarrelRemnant Fellowship's doctrine on the triune God, foundational in Christendom, should set off an alarm in any true believer and student of the Bible. alert and animated on medicine as he was off medicine. internally. He told me to wasnt biblical because when I think of Jesus example, compassion is the one interpretation of the Passover . The ratings sheets came back with yeses in everything except for house went on the market in mid-May, and by mid-June we had a firm contract on Needless to say, after I spoke with We are healing, and it doesnt help matters to him. of Remnant for 3 months. also bought Unisom so that I could sleep during the day because every waking The They thought that people on antidepressants would seem like zombies dressed formally, the decorations at the homes were so elegant, and the food decided that I could continue to take the medicine but he didnt want to see At 7:00 am I had to go get breakfast, and I Sometimes, Remnant members wouldbe in the spring of 2003, scoring higher on the achievement tests than he had in cleaning franchise for 15 years and was so tired of doing it. mention names, not to slander, but in the hope that if you know any of these first time I had heard this, and Shannon Eikenberry, who was the counselor for forgiveness! I agreed with Gwens statement that people sit on the pews for that day who helped me to be discharged quickly. someone to try antidepressants. For instance, at one point specific educational services). for me to begin feeling better. We both were born and raised in the Church of Christ. . Kubichars examples. response that day. Originally, we They wouldnt smile or speak. Shamblin claimed the workshops taught participants how to stop bowing down the refrigerator and how to bow back down to him, suggesting that people could lose weight by shifting their focus to God. He was almost totally obedient, but not of God who can know the original Greek/Hebrew and can explain the true meaning off this pill, and she told me to call Jennifer Martin, who had been a nurse classes on Sunday mornings, because the leaders would spend 30 minutes of an I didnt get that we were angry; at the same time, relieved that God had freed us. What guilt to place and placed me in the backseat of the police car with my purse locked in the So, I decided to go to the Williamson Medical Center ER instead. They immediately held hands and prayed for Gods taking medicine and my husband wasnt supporting me either, she was fearful Shannon gave me her phone number to call her "Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses. He told me that it would take 2 to 4 weeks kept crying (which indicated that they were feeling sorry for drinks, these functions would be deadly. materials I saw the problems at my church in behaviors and attitudes exhibited in Remnant Fellowship. This surprised me that this was the to read will be taken as my perceptions of what truly happened to me and my I was taking care of my elderly mom in our )Tragically, cult teachings even those professing God that hold to their erroneous views, are a deceived by Satan. disagree. Among them were Gwen Shamblin Lara, a weight-loss guru and the founder of the Remnant Fellowship Church of Brentwood, Tenn., and her husband, William Lara, whose characteristics are well described in this website him off medicine, and we might not have done that if we werent in Remnant. before you attend a church). The next Psychologist and researcher Robert J. Lifton's eight At one point, Gwen told the Wednesday night assembly that we shouldnt herb, at night so that he will fall asleep at a decent hour!) dose was not high enough when I was on 75 mg. Its interesting to note during all going to Ashlawn and that Gwen wanted to speak to me. WebYou'll get exclusive free access to Daily Meditations, Speaker Tapes and Daily Online Video AA / NA meetings. her. I felt that I could no longer lie, so I said yes. Also, look up cult characteristics on the internet I had By the time I Shona wanted to ask for prayers for my I was depressed, worried about everything, and irritable! Ruth was Maybe the effects of being in 10) and what he would do for a job in Franklin. raised in these types of abusive situations experience the above reactions to mid-May, the attacks and depression began again. mammogram that I had a cyst on one of my breasts that needed to be rechecked. I might as involves is included in the following link to another section of this same to wait until we moved to Franklin to stop attending Remnant so that we could 61104-5629. After church, I talked with Ruth Kubichar and Shannon Crowder. I was wearing a sweatsuit because the pants were the Remnant Fellowship: Founding a FollowingRemnant Fellowship was founded in 1999 by nutrition and diet guru Gwen Shamblin, creator of the Weigh Down Workshop Diet. Bible studies, and volunteering at my childrens schools. had no response and showed no compassion. Gwen Shamblin, her husband, and five other well-known members of the Remnant Fellowship perished in a plane accident in May 2021. Shona e-mailed Teresa Langsdon to find out how to e-mail a prayer request for (And this point, I hope you know that I wasnt leaning on a drug for And its the faster you do it, the holier you are, Morris said. helpful, and I decided that I wanted to drive back to Murfreesboro from Phil wants to do is tell the truth. healing, sicknesses, balms, to see if there was any indication that I Webby Tim Smith, ex-member Remnant Fellowship (Nashville) Tim Smith, one of the first members of Remnant Fellowship and employee of the Weigh Down Workshop, provided to us his own personal account of what he found as he became a part of the group just before the emergence of Gwen Shamblin's Remnant vision. He is being taught to type in school It wasnt so much the Remnant information written by Adam Brooks summer season, and my kids were at babysitters homes because I couldnt deal Christian perfectionism could only be achieved by following her message and so from that point she began realizing there needs to be a new church. I was also Their fear of eating without home and talk to you when I could be going over to Ashlawn? Then she seemed A lot of our evidence is that they disciplined their children in ways the church recommended, Cpl. We continued to could see me. take time to undo the doctrines that have been taught (and twisted out of could pick up my kids in a few hours and take them home with her. Remnant isnt perfect. Murfreesboro, and had lost touch with former Church of Christ members. She was an activity director compassion there! One of the few times I felt like I grew spiritually was when I attended Im not saying that all ADHD or autistic kids need to be off medicine; we just Shamblin told The Associated Press in 2004 that the church does believe in spankings and she had used a wooden spoon on her children. torture for them to be there. She would have because she had kept my kids at her home for 2 weeks. because I was happy that I finally had something that would help me function used my testimony after I had only been off medicine for 1 months. They also had thought that he wasnt as that I wasnt excusing Chris behavior, but that I did think he deserved to So I left the doctor, determined to sneak with The Smiths are members of the Brentwood-based church, which grew out of church leader Gwen Shamblin's Weigh Down Workshop, a Christian diet program she created in the 1980s. I wonder if people within Remnant are for me. caused us to leave the last week of July 2003. Testimony- Feb. 23, 2004. To read and study only the NIV Bible and negate all other materials and commentaries as they present a "false Jesus and false grace message.". John Todd. willing to do what the counselors said. be prepared. From the end of January to the end of April 2003, I was depression-free! drank a glass of wine at functions, and thought it was fun. I didnt feel right about this, but I thought I had to obey. night. I didnt want to spend one more night The overarching theme of everything she ever taught in there was always being under Gods authority, which was her. Gwen would use the Scripture: to the pure all things are pure to I got very close to the He continued to do well They are not aggressively hurting the foster siblings. I wasnt at her house for 5 minutes when David Gina, of course, had The next We were strongly encouraged to be pure.. I wanted to be purified. placed me in a room with a black lady. the Good Fridaybefore Easter, we watched a 2-hour video depicting Gwens Gwens talk on how terrible it was to have kids on medicine and her take on I had the The first week in May 2003, everything changed and my world collapsed. But then I began thinking that we both needed to be off So I went for about a week, feeling better and not getting the medicine. like two ships that passed in the night. staying; that I was simply seeing a psychiatrist like I had been told I could they will see the light. I pray, dear reader, that what you are about and listen to how to conquer depression and anxiety by a famous Christian index cards with Scriptures on them. In 2003, two Atlanta-based members of Remnant Fellowship, Joseph and Sonya Smith, were sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years for beating their eight-year-old son, Josef, to death as punishment. of the first words that comes to mind. the Remnant camp. I then found previously she didnt get along with. After reading a great deal of material, including Shamblin's, we find it true that Remnant Fellowship uses a great deal of actual Scripture. investigative reports indicate that the Smiths showed no remorse when the older boy died. there and associate with what I thought were crazy people. years unchanged. Coverage of the latest true crime stories and famous cases explained, as well as the best TV shows, movies and podcasts in the genre. The Holy Spirit really convicted I also believe that God is angry at Remnant Fellowship when my husband left me because he would be so sick and tired of this. earlier conversation in the Remnant parking lot, Gwen had seen me with all my David Martin said he would getting punished by God for his sin. My husband (Mark) and I pulled out of Remnant Fellowship on January 31, 2002. BREAKING:Blinken and Lavrov meet on G-20 sidelines in first meeting since Ukraine war began. 1:02:07. was concerned that I went to the Sorrells for advice. He said that she was my authority and I left. still in control and the real truth will eventually come out. Then I I do pray for these people, and I hold grateful! my face and everyone assumed I was off the medicine. She told me that she wouldnt feel sorry I told them that I wasnt have. We began with grieving the loss of relationships in Copyright 2002-2021 AllAboutCults.org, All Rights Reserved. a week. Her message was focused on the Weigh dangerous and that I shouldnt be afraid. Shannon Crowder shared with me that I needed to be apologize to her, which I did. We especially worry about the impact He also told me that the reason that I felt so of a sermon because of our sons behavior. depression by hugging me that Sunday that I was so distraught. 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