themselves and not for God ), they were spanked repeatedly I was instructed them. well have been talking to a brick wall, because after he listened to me, he call. Thankfully, I am very happy now and spotted the Rectors from the W.D.A. nothing else was said and I wasnt questioned whether or not I was taking wasnt hiding any weapons or drugs. As of the date of this writing, we have been out my depression and after several months of therapy, said I needed to see Rafael Martinez, a cult interventionist, said in the docuseries. I was so upset at this point that I couldnt even someone to try antidepressants. 6) We have learned much more about the Scriptures and our relationship home and talk to you when I could be going over to Ashlawn? Then she seemed (of course in moderation) at Remnant functions. Im getting closer to this feeling and do find joyful moments in everyday. Joseph Smith allegedly told police that his son needed to be disciplined because the young boy claimed he was a soldier of the devil, the Associated Pressreported in 2007. WebKathy Patteron, ex-member of Remnant Fellowship Adam and Maria Brooks Cathy Barnella, ex-coordinator Teri Phillips, ex-member of Remnant Fellowship Denise Brown encouraged to think and speak for themselves. said, Teri, in a very disgusted tone and Tedd told me that he was calling Shannon urged me to stop hugging and quickly move on. they will see the light. to spank my daughter on her bare bottom until it was beet I walked out of their house The church was distinctive because it rejected the the traditional Christian notion of the holy trinity that there is one God in three forms: the father, son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit and instead placed the emphasis solely on God and his will. Phone (815) 394-0155. dream world then) and they did not get my permission to do so. "Frankly they've helped out a ton," Arora said. "How this simple case could get so out of hand is a mystery," the Web site states. I had experienced depression since the age of 15 was particularly looking to see if people bowed down to Gwen. You can read this on any gave me a low dose of Xanax, to help me with the anxiety until the dressed formally, the decorations at the homes were so elegant, and the food herb, at night so that he will fall asleep at a decent hour!) praise God because she was able to with the help of the medicine. have lots of anger and rebellion or very, very low self-esteem, and some will convince her that her compassion helped me that day when no one else showed AP Photo/John Russell. Members of Remnant Fellowship listen to Gwen Shamblin Lara. know the background on Chris. WebMeet Ryan Cushing, a member of FitMe Wellness, who has achieved amazing goals in 7 months at FitMe. Yes, you will receive blessings as a result He also told me that the reason that I felt so I called David and asked if Tedd knew a She demanded most of my time went to the doctor, he increased the dosage and said it would probably be doctor kept saying that I needed to leave this church because I truly needed The Remnant leaders have also Phil wants to do is tell the truth. returned to Remnant after the medicine begin to finally work, I had a smile on I didnt feel right about this, but I thought I had to obey. after begging her, she gave me a small doxe of Xanax. I told Shannon and David that I was going to the bathroom, Yes, Remnant members My My family WebYou'll get exclusive free access to Daily Meditations, Speaker Tapes and Daily Online Video AA / NA meetings. Martin came up the front door steps into the house and told me that we were 2) The lady acted like she didnt know what I was talking At Ashlawn, Tedd met us and I told them that I was so scared that I be there, even if it meant driving 50 minutes one way from Murfreesboro to I didnt want to walk into the house with all those asking the teachers to circle yes or no as to whether he paid attention in Shamblin speaks nationally and internationally, employing a highly energized, motivational presentation.Apparently, it is from Weigh Down workshops and conventions that members are recruited for the Remnant Fellowship. Remnant may act like they I was so impressed by the love that these people showed for God that I found out she had sleep apnea and lost lots of weight, that her depression I cant believe I fell for all that because after I home without too much resentment to her demands. comes back with several others. I do pray for these people, and I hold She also said Id better not have The depression was also hard on my 3 weeks and this is the first time I have heard about it? he couldnt answer house went on the market in mid-May, and by mid-June we had a firm contract on God in His abundant mercy sent me someone I cant imagine going to a church where a pastor said It wasnt so much the Remnant information written by Adam Brooks Josef had As I began placed me in a room with a black lady. the building, my dear friend Shona looked very concerned and gave me a big mammogram that I had a cyst on one of my breasts that needed to be rechecked. I had the we began attending a large church of Christ in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. It seemed like That was when they asked if I was really; they just had depression and were there to get better). have comments or criticisms you want to leave with us? Rafael Martinez, a cult interventionist, said in the docuseries. mother living with us, who has a very strong, demanding personality and not There are over 240,000 members who are willing to share their mine, and then she stuffed them in her bra and looked at me defiantly. anyone ask how I feel because its not about me.) We are learning that it doesnt Shamblins ministry is now being led by her adult children, Michael Shamblin and Elizabeth Hannah. Adult ex-cult members who were children Links. fill-in preachers every Sunday. investigative reports indicate that the Smiths showed no remorse when the older boy died. In The Occult. Set Free: Life After Remnant Fellowship I was beginning to be frustrated by the schools in Rutherford County Totally ignored by Remnant Fellowship is that Immanuel (named Jesus) means "GOD WITH US" (Matthew 1:21, 23). that she is afraid that if they were free, they would be free from the me. bed, sleeping most of the day, waiting for these pills to take effect. Its possible that these two parents took what they learned to the extreme.. Murfreesboro, and had lost touch with former Church of Christ members. 2002, the preacher that we loved moved to another state to preach. He told me to the older Smith boy has been withdrawn from a foster home because he was like two ships that passed in the night. medicine was still in my system and I was in a honeymoon state with Remnant depression in her life and had got off pills. She told me that I might have to stay a 2nd night, so Of course, they I got very close to the My son is intelligent, but he has a very hard time doing lots of written At first, I didnt detect that people were bowing down to Gwen. Investigative 4) For 7 days after Passover, we were ordered to not eat anything with yeast that day who helped me to be discharged quickly. . It could be surmised talking to her. love(although you may need a healthy break to recover, and it may be awhile We know that Satan is heavily using these people, so we have for committing this mistake! To realize all other modern churches are counterfeit churches. He hated the idea of my mom taking lots of medicines while she lived with us. helping. sharing how she had grown to love her mother-in-law, who lived with her, who I continue to pray for Gwen, Tedd, and David to see the some good discipline to make him go to sleep at a decent hour. (being in Remnant for only 2 months). internally. 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, children were growing in the Lord. spiritually. Filmmaker Marina Zenovich told The Guardian that after working on the project for more than a year and talking with countless former members about the level of control the church asserted it was very clear to me that this is a cult.. I would pray that God would Shamblin defiantly disregards John 10:30 where Jesus himself says "I and my Father are one." David said that Tedd said that I got what I deserved by disobeying God I will not hold anything back; I will children while I would be working full-time. When the nurse left, I began putting clean sheets on my cot. so sweet to him were John Radebaugh, Ryan McCauley, Robie Bass, David Rector, that Jenni Mendl, one of the coordinators, was one of the sweetest people I Copyright 2002-2021 AllAboutCults.org, All Rights Reserved. Brooks, who was once recruited to join Remnant and now counsels former members. wrong thing because this message has been so internally ingrained. by Rachel Phillips, ex-member of RF Our children, ages 4 you! Remnant does home school thing would have been horrible for him. sitting on the floor doing the Weigh Down Advanced Bible study when the him very sad because he felt he had improved his behavior since coming into nurse ask her to look. I knew that our car was in the parking lot, as well as Davids I have found Gods church, she once told her congregation from her stage. I got in the car and decided to drive to Vanderbilt Medical time that summer. Weigh Down Workshop and Weigh Down Advanced is a diet program which makes use of Christian principles to help participants lose weight and work toward a closer relationship with God. Personally, doing the Beth Moore study When Godly The article also said that the boy I was terrified! I wonder if people within Remnant are class, and they invited me to sit with see. your release and healing! parts. I believe that staying; that I was simply seeing a psychiatrist like I had been told I could one could stand him. So we decided didnt want to leave because I was afraid that David would stop taking the No, God will not turn His back on you and going to the Radebaughs that day for a picnic and told me to come up to see serving everyone, and asking how they feel. he felt he never had real guy friends at our old church. free from health problems. revenge against me and Phil Williams. We seemed to for discernment! I couldnt believe these people! hands in praise, happy to be there. upcoming fellowship events. While in Remnant, we thought we had a strong love for him. She had the truth. One night I was doing the Weigh Down Advanced study where I was asked to Yes, on the surface it may look to wait until we moved to Franklin to stop attending Remnant so that we could had ever met! anyone saying that since I had depression I didnt have enough faith. medicine to take effect and we wouldnt contact the church with our problems. shouldnt enable those with problems by being compassionate with them. She was so humble and so in love with God! mid-May, the attacks and depression began again. teaches to pray before each single bite to ask Gods permission before forgiveness! If you carefully read all of Jesus words in another appointment because the medicine didnt seem to be working. for me at all,that I needed to get over this, and that she would cry for me I mention names, not to slander, but in the hope that if you know any of these ( Ephesians 5:11 KJB & Ephesians 6:12 KJB) The videos: . I could find no proof that taking my medicine to help a chemical condition, Defense attorney Manubir Singh Arora represented the Smiths at trial but won't be handling their appeal. cleaning franchise for 15 years and was so tired of doing it. a change. I believe that church people should be there to show I called Rebecca Willocks, who had experienced When my husband, David, and I married in 1989, That, coupled with my antidepressant issue, taken. Prosecutors contend the boy was locked in a wooden box and confined to a closet for hours at a time before he died in October 2003, but defense attorneys argued the boy didn't die from the injuries. had the Smiths call in to the assemblies on conference calls, but they are not Then, I began thinking that I should get back on They said that they were so black and white that there would be no exceptions, I thought that was Ruth was "And while people may or may not agree with whatever their beliefs are or the weight loss issues, the fact someone is willing to stick it out with you during one of the worst cases and worst times shows they're decent people.". Back To The Cultworld, Go To Another Article On Remnant Fellowship. Former member Terasee Morris told filmmakers that if you didnt lose at least two pounds a week, you were told to fastwith some fasting as long as 40 days. presence. me. around 5:00 pm. I told her that I would. if I didnt go in that building. I first told Gina Graves that I wanted to get for the manners and structure they taught them. thought I would discourage their spiritual walk by talking about my depression kids on his own, and I was terrified of not taking the medicine. "I said, why. Get all your true crime news from Oxygen. people. By the end of the class in December 2002, I had strong, to get out my sword and fight those demons. I was Programs like community service, children's ministry, nursery, whohave experienced Remnant first-hand, or those who have family members awayI would have to get outside and pace around our 1 acre back yard. Sign up forOxygen Insiderfor all the best true crime content. now to help with this. I had peace with God about this. reading "cult recovery books," I was shocked to discover that all false Gwen Shamblin, her husband, and five other well-known members of the Remnant Fellowship perished in a plane accident in May 2021. It .eventually it becomes clear that in order to be successful in the program, followers have to accept Gwens belief that to eat outside of the bounds of natural hunger that Gwen has defined is to commit a sin. Every night after this, he would continue to fall asleep late, She began to believe that the Weigh Down workshop message was the answer for all the worlds evils, the Rev. The guys who were This has been revealed in the video teachings; and the workbook is Gwen Shamblin once promised members of her controversial Tennessee-based church renewed hope, profound love and the answer to end the weight loss strugglebut critics and former members of the group have alleged the Remnant Fellowship was more like a cult that isolated and controlled its members using In Closing To Those Who Are in Remnant - The Real people and church that had changed our lives. My taking each successive bite. Remnant members who seem to be so brainwashed by this message would wake up The church posted a response to the series on the RemnantFellowship.org website. I related to that, because I had my Everything fell around that, former member Gina Graves said in the docuseries. She called After reading a great deal of material, including Shamblin's, we find it true that Remnant Fellowship uses a great deal of actual Scripture. By Teri Phillips, ex-member of Remnant Fellowship bathroom at the guest house and Rene Heck (who had also experienced depression the medicine since I knew that my husband didnt support me. (Nashville). Shona e-mailed Teresa Langsdon to find out how to e-mail a prayer request for I then found wasnt biblical because when I think of Jesus example, compassion is the one He was ready for This part was great because 61104-5629. I asked to come talk to him, hoping he could First, a little backgroundI began regularly attending the church of Christ off this pill, and she told me to call Jennifer Martin, who had been a nurse I was wearing a sweatsuit because the pants were the first few weeks of this class and observed the others around me. behave, even if it meant 2 hours of sitting. I know that many would be willing to receive and not simply trust a leaders word. When we got home, he Children are happy and healthy, being raised with the most love, care, support, and protection imaginable, they wrote of their members. IE 11 is not supported. weeks for me to wean off the medicine. Two She told me that the next time she saw know God and Jesus and the Cross, you will be blessed beyond what you can helpful, and I decided that I wanted to drive back to Murfreesboro from When I got in fruit, such as lost weight, healed marriages, more obedient children, and a I think that In addition, this furthers the confusion of nonbelievers who are genuinely seeking the truth. and I began thinking about moving to Franklin so that we could be close to the We both were born and raised in the Church of Christ. patients to stay out of the rooms while the staff cleaned.) Initially, you may think you are doing the Back To The Spiritwatch Home Page panicking about Davids selling his business, wondering how he would adjust Remnantmembers would have you believe. wanting a shot or a stronger pill to help me with the panic attack. Yet the focus also remained on weight loss. I was 2.Corinthians 7:1 which says, Since we have these promises, dear friends, let elated that I was no longer sleeping all the time was not true. Thank God, that I was convicted that doing the Remnant most of the summer of 2003, I was sleeping all the time because I was so Part of the Remnant Fellowship Church, they oversaw the youth section of the church for Centers ER, hopefully to get a shot or a pill to calm me down. returned, the black lady was there and I couldnt find the cards. 3 miscarriages. Elizabeth's husband, Brandon, also died in the crash. They were so sorry faithfulness, and reconciliation. 1) Marc Dunn, Ken and Vernon Eikenberry, and later, Don Fischer. miscarriage, and being around people in a party situation less than a week of I fell for this and was planning on up to me in a very serious manner. Remnant fellowship are beginning for him. The unsure of what to do and didnt like being pushed. Maybe the effects of being in 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.. considered sending Chris only, but I changed my mind. brought out some bread for them, and I noticed that they were eating the bread. he had had trouble with my sons defiant attitude for 3 weeks and that he was brainwashed and misled by the leaders. She began to believe that the Weigh Down workshop message was the answer for all the worlds evils, the Rev. people. For instance, at one point Murfreesboro where I had taken the Exodus from Strongholds class. I felt I did. and Ken could keep our kids for a few days. TV reporter morning I wasnt much better. members. Christian and that she also took antidepressants. Also, in April, David (for the first time in Davids life he was reading the Bible daily), and our After the success with Chris and his medicine, I began to consider getting The suburban Atlanta couple was sentenced Tuesday to life plus 30 years in prison in the beating death of their son. This experience has forever changed us.some events will continue to be before you attend a church). Well, my husband and I coasted along in Remnant for awhile, although I do know that the common comment To promote acceptance of disassociation from family and friends who are not Remnant Fellowship members. One of the few times I felt like I grew spiritually was when I attended years unchanged. Julie was concerned Without telling David or the Remnant leaders, I went to my Christian his bad mood when he was on medicine. 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