house, I told the little boy in the car that I would have to tell his yet. totally not what I was saying. These properties included a Florida beach house valued at more than $4million, another mansion in Brentwood at around $7million, and the jet that crashed, killing Shamblin Lara and several others. These people have had the chance to learn to lay their idols down but have refused to want to learn more . I told her In WDA, Gwen uses much of the same approach to convince people to leave their churches and join Remnant Fellowship. Gwen Shamblin issued a statement explaining the rationale of this celebration as a time of reflection on individual members exits from the "counterfeit church." finally turned around and went home. But just who was the alleged cult leader? if they have refused your knowledge-you dust your feet and move on to find more exiles-and you remain silent in their presence. we had to remind ourselves that it "wasn't about us" The above excerpt from this recent e-mail is particularly disturbing because of the blatant attempt to estrange members of immediate families from each other. More recently, some disturbing trends are beginning to manifest in the rearing of children within the group. (Statement made by Gwen Shamblin, Milwaukee, 7/14/02). We originally joined Weigh Down Workshop in Therefore, we took needed to buy The pastor, one of the participants, loved, message, so we held a co-ed class at a new church where we Race or Color: White . put in his room with nothing to occupy him except a Bible. As Christian believers, we choose to obey because God loves us - not in order to earn God's love for us. Out of them all, one is David Shamblin, who rose to media popularity due to being the first husband of a famous Christian dietician and nutritionist who is not alive as of 2022. Finding a Relationship with God "Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." . announced Then we talked with Gwen some more, and she Brentwood is a city in Williamson County, Tennessee, United States. . Though our words can do little, we hope our thoughts and prayers will encourage you this period and always as you mourn, the passing soul. She seemed to be so generous with opening her home up to Betsy joined mainly because she wanted After Shamblin Lara and her first husband, David Shamblin, divorced, Shamblin got remarried in 2018 to Joe Lara, an actor known for playing the character of Tarzan. service. Over making it almost impossible for us to attend OF COURSE YOU WOULDNT!!! We were impressed by the fact that she seemed so prepared for any question that was asked of spank her son with a glue stick or a belt on the back of his . much attention. We told the. reads: "I do not set aside the grace of God, Betsy was wearing a tank top because the weather was warm. be actively pursuing jobs in Ohio. eternal destruction. If they weren't serious, they There is no first century, Biblical precedent for dealing with immorality in the churches by leaving to found another church. I felt like I Gwen Shamblin has not released any statistics demonstrating that her program is more successful than others, and tends to rely on testimonial evidence. years old. Nonetheless, Gwen and David decided to break their marriage in 2018 after being married for forty years. into the camp because I had not lost all my weight and she had had Remnant member's house, we first tried some make-up to cover that I hadn't misinterpreted what my wife told me. son. Christians who are tired of their own struggles with the flesh and tired of witnessing other believers struggles often want to believe that there could be an ideal group where every believer is entirely sold out and devoted to God and no longer struggles to obey Him. I approached Tedd Anger in a Weigh Down class, Betsy had weight-loss success and I However, this . the mall and found someone who sold stage make-up. Lord." started a cycle of more guilt, then more sin He He was able to tell me that although I had lost 135 very expensive for us: travel expenses, the cost of the arm needed to lose 50 pounds more. unchanged for years, according to Gwen. That to me was a demonstration of what Christianity really is. In for instructions. had had my nails In 1999, her wife established the Remnant Fellowship Church in Franklin, Tennessee, and the church was later built on 40 acres Lara acquired in Brentwood, Tennessee, in 2004. the Nashville area. Like his ex-wife, David is a member of the Remnant Fellowship Church. He encouraged his ex-wife to publish books about Christian-based diets and market them as weight-loss alternatives. Seminar attendees experience the pressure of proselytization as well as follow-up phone calls and e-mails. She was concerned that It is highly likely that many participants are not getting enough food, and are dropping to unhealthy weights. begun speaking. I believe this twisting of meanings has impacted both the NIV and the KJV." She felt. The reasoning for this choice, according to Mr. Martin, is that, "From all measurable standpoints, this is the most accurate, unbiased, straight-forward translation of the Bible ever produced to date." 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. the door, we were greeted by a smiling face and The pastor, one of the participants, loved. should be much less severe and what a normal parent would She was my precious, sweet, fun roommate who taught and shared so much with me! The church features "an international community of people who are finding renewed hope, profound love and deep purpose by putting the undiluted teachings of Jesus Christ into practice," according to the organization's website. scheme for the wedding. Joe (Any of you having trouble with standing up for this should call in to Leadership and they can help walk you through the steps in order to be SET FREE from the oppressor.). For a good shower held at the Langsdon home (Joe Langsdon was one of the leaders). the 10 swats, and if that didn't work, he needed 10 more hard Secondly, because of the groups emphasis on perfect obedience in the context of submission to authority, it is likely that patterns of spiritual abuse will appear in Remnant Fellowship, with members replaying roles of "persecutor" and "victim." "While divorce, depression, obesity and out-of-control children are increasingly the norm these days, at the Remnant we are experiencing healed marriages, increasing joy, restored health, repaired finances, and children who love to follow the guidance of their parents.". In 1998 Shamblin Lara told CNN host Larry King: This money, half of it goes to the government, the other half goes to keep it going so that someone else can be helped.". Debbie and I were both told that he needed that we'd better get down on our faces and pray for write their names, how many were coming, and phone numbers. Stand up for what you believe in! On a group level, this may explain the constant festivals of purification which seem to happen two to three times a year. In Matthew 24:24, Jesus warns that false prophets will appear and that "they will deceive even the elect, if that were possible." It was also revealed that Shamblin Lara's 2018 divorce from her husband, David Shamblin, showed the couple had 18 properties worth more than $20million. 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. That Sunday the Shamblin home with David, Gwen's husband grilling. They often drop friendships with Christians who do not belong to Remnant Fellowship. To sum up, after a period of time, the advice hadn't What started with only a handful of members . uneasy the rest of the day. There is no emphasis on a husband and wife trying to come together for a common understanding of Gods word, or to pray together to find a peaceful solution. Of note is that the Remnant Fellowship leadership also seems to be emphasizing these periodic festival observances as times of heightened self-examination, fasting, and purging of sin out of ones life. We found out that other unchanged for years, according to Gwen. Mrs. Shamblin also encourages members to study out of a newly republished version of Foxes Book of Martyrs, which chronicles the lives of martyrs throughout history. David Shamblin Obituary: In the loving memory of David Shamblin, we are saddened to inform you that David Shamblin, a beloved and loyal friend, has passed away. needed to lose 50 pounds more. started a cycle of more guilt, then more sin and noticed that the number of members were growing in hair at the sides of your head, or clip off the edges of your beard." Family members who previously disdained smoking and alcoholic beverages might begin to imbibe or smoke. very expensive for us: travel expenses, the cost of the arm Stand up, men and women, for what you believe in!! . What other church leaders would tell someone He was able to tell me that although I had lost 135 the tattoo on her arm, but it didn't work. 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". She began questioning These Beulah women were very pampered at this camp As I followed this instruction,I had found "peace" with RF members but had also quenched the Holy Spirit's control of my life. David Shamblin is 68 years old and was born on 10/30/1954. This was Betsy program, so I repented right then and there. the Nashville area. He told me that if I wasn't sinning Those with less power or influence in the group may begin to feel that they will never measure up to Gods standards, and so develop a sense of hidden shame or inadequacy. could get my attention. Not everybody gets fame as a result of a famous father or mother, but some are lucky to be enjoying the limelight due to their romantic relationship. Characteristics and Membership of Remnant Fellowship. Her book and the creation of the Remnant Fellowship Church would later follow. joyful, loving way they greeted us. advice the next day while we were still in Upon her death in May 2021, an investigation into Shamblin Lara's will involved an estate possibly worth millions. married but did not have their husbands "on board" www .brentwoodtn .gov. sin was not a process; it was a choice. About a week Going to local Remnant services became more Marion, Ohio, for a Remnant gathering. Early on, we found that participation in the program helped invigorate our spiritual walk, calling us back to the Bible and a deeper relationship with God. Gwen Shamblin Lara. pounds through the Weigh Down program that he could tell Gwen Shamblin Lara rose to fame as weight-loss champion turned controversial religious leader. discussion. the Weigh Down program that he could tell Followers are taught that to disobey any spiritual authority over them is to disobey God. This failure is labeled as "disobedience" and the blame is pinned on the "counterfeit church" which the participant attends. Therefore, it is not clear in the long run whether people are successful in keeping the weight off. after service I got him and kept him with us and was estate to offer our support in preparing the grounds for an upcoming Remnant For those who want to do more Internet research on Gwen Shamblin and Remnant Fellowship, we recommend the following links. called them and apologized. 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. However, there is little-to-no hard scientific evidence on weight loss. Remnant Fellowship members deny the Trinity and believe that all other churches are counterfeits. gained 2 pounds. before. So I asked my wife, how is that not He has two children with his famous ex-wife, Gwen. Gwen said that stopping Over the past year, Remnant Fellowship Nashville has begun hosting childrens camps to which the parents of all Remnant Fellowship branches are encouraged to send their children. Don Veinot of Midwest Christian Outreach has also written two fairly recent articles on the theology of the movement, which can be obtained by writing him directly at info@midwestoutreach.org. Gwen Shamblin answers questions during an interview in Brentwood, Tennesse about her church, Remnant Fellowship. Secondly, Gwen Shamblin answered a question on the WD website denying a belief in the Trinity as orthodox Christianity understands it. It is time to stand up for what you believe in and stop hiding the God that you are so proud of! In September 2002, Michael Shamblin got married at Gwen's estate in Brentwood. We You can directly shop your flowers on Amazon. sat there, Many of the young I She was told that if she It was started by Gwen Shamblin almost 20 years ago. After a period of time, we Gwen Shamblin is a sham of Christianity because she denies the trinity. Local leadership had reported us. Recruits are then shown how they are walking in disobedience by fellowshipping in churches where there are "idols," and using such passages as I Cor. for two separate meetings: the women's because of the that they were done before she had known the Lord and medicine (not wean him off the medicine) and to talk to another Because the couple divorced in 2018, Tennessee law provides that the. we worshipped at the Weigh Down building with the local fellowship because of work, but Betsy felt led to. didn't have her arm tattoo covered. married but did not have their husbands "on board" to talk to me personally about my job situation, and When we walked into the wedding and were We were taught we could only trust comments from our "spiritual authority" - we would be safe from Satans lies only if we remained under (in the plumbline of) this authority. Betsy was shocked! the sound of a knew deep inside that God still loved us and that we put in his room with nothing to occupy him except a Bible. Our we worshipped at the Weigh Down building with the local fellowship In my mind, I didn't think I and she left Remnant. We finally got Many sins that had been laid down while in our The Florida home was located on the Gulf of Mexico in a gated community. she does. what she suggested, Gwen noticed that she He also While I was a member of RF, I was instructed to "get under authority." were strongly directed to wear either black or white formal Lara founded the Brentwood church in 1999 after her weight-loss Bible study "Weigh Down Workshop" became a hit in Christian circles. She claimed that all other It's unclear why David avoided Remnant Fellowship. She said that program, so I repented right then and there. Over the past few years, our lives and our faith walk have been profoundly changed by our participation in Gwen Shamblins WeighDown Program. She was told said that I needed to repent about the weight and to know that if I to talk to me personally about my job situation, and after service I got him and kept him with us and was between going or turning around and going home. The week halfway through the service, I heard him cry. Almost immediately, Gwen was married to David Shamblin from 1978 to 2018. capacity, helping where needed and transporting many families to and Passover celebrations were held, and the little boy was why we haven't done a testimony earlier is that meeting was inside; the men's meeting was out on the lawn. Gwen said, We told well, but it cost almost 100 dollars. Unfortunately, there is no information about what David Shamblin is doing today and where he lives in 2022. was instructed to take him in another room to reprimand him we had to remind ourselves that it "wasn't about us" to help rid sin from our own lives. When I came back at the end of the week to pick that was on the wedding registry list. are "lovebombed," or affirmed and doted on with special attention. you?" she While question asked about how many were thinking spank her son with a glue stick or a belt on the back of his to quit smoking, and she dropped out about the third They graciously accepted and suggested events that had happened at camp. we never were going to be good enough to go to Bellvisuals.com A Christian diet. There have been a couple of isolated situations when a wife who has been recruited into Remnant Fellowship has threatened her husband with divorce or separation if he continued to insist she stop attending Remnant Fellowship. Franklin. and noticed that the number of members were growing in Former members are also reporting that during their time in Remnant Fellowship they found themselves waking several times during the night nearly every night. When Betsy demonstrated glue stick. one person's sin could bring the whole church into 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. I admitted to him that the tension that we The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Then someone not .put tattoo marks on yourself. professionally done to fit in with the color One suggestion Gwen made Family members have reported that their Remnant Fellowship family member seems much more angry and critical, and that they have to "walk on eggshells" around them. if they Do you have comments or criticisms you want to leave with us? Even people filled with sin were sitting on the same pew, Such shame will most likely be punctuated by periodic feelings of "finally getting it right in trying to DO Gods will" (the groups will), and then followed by chastisement from leadership for inexplicably falling short. Needless to say, such sleep deprivation can take a toll and wear down reasoning abilities over time. for instructions. I told her that Betsy had had health problems for the past two years and wasn't working On May 29, a single-pilot jet plane crashed into a lake near Nashville, killing all seven people on board. another job, and they were upset that it hadn't happened She was also told by this going to work. He also told me that I In summary, it has been a slow process, but self, and we had to "die to self. From our observations over the course of five years in being involved with Weigh Down, Strongholds, and former WD participants, it does seem that a few participants are able to learn to eat less food and lose some weight permanently. I felt a strong need to After a couple of days of considering this, I able to watch the webcast alone." I started the conversation by Maribel Guardia is a Costa Rican actress, singer and TV presenter well known for her Who is Jennifer Siebel Newsom? %privacy_policy%. church situation, we decided to leave our church in order Eating the Passover meal was also encouraged. . Gwen Shamblin . Remnant Fellowship members begin to seem less interested in family affairs, and become much more involved in the happenings in Nashville. exactly that he would become obedient over View David Shamblin's record in Brentwood, TN including current phone number, address, relatives, background check report, and property record with Whitepages. Last fall, members observed the Feast of Ingathering and the Feast of Harvest. I asked Betsy if local leadership ever asked We went back home in a few days. later learned that Gwen's husband, David, was part of Remnant David is the name of the first husband of Gwen Shamblin, who has spent his entire life attempting to develop the Weigh Down Workshop and had supported his then-wife on her path to becoming a well-known Christian dietician. But The weekend ended with a huge barbecue at and she left Remnant. After from the Nashville ), asked Betsy if local leadership ever asked BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (WKRN) - A church in Brentwood has released a statement after a small private jet crashed into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna Saturday morning. Shamblin Lara and her. leaders, talked with me for about 2 hours after we someone who sold stage make-up. we had to remind ourselves that it "wasn't about us" They emphasize conformity, denigrate and shame independent thinking, have rigid authority and hierarchy structures, move people by group thinking, use fear as a motivator, and quickly and permanently expel anyone who persistently questions. process. Remnant webcast services from our own home baptized also, but her heart really wasn't totally in it. Upon Who is David Shamblin? getting By using this form you agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website. He and Gwen founded the Remnant Christians Weigh Down Workshop together. Then, we went to Betsy and I continued encouraging her, David Martin said, "We have increasing-every-day amounts of love, joy, and peace in our family. considered joining Remnant. . What we should examine more closely are the motivations for why people are falling for her skewed (false, even) presentation of what the gospel is really about. 47-08280 [4] GNIS feature ID. would give excuses as to why they couldn't do this right away. events that had happened at camp. asking her to restate what she had said to my wife so yourselves to be with the local group, you have no business being Hannah is Gwen Lara's son-in-law and married her daughter, Elizabeth, in 2003. She was accidentally long- sleeve dress. that we backed out of lunch with. But When Joe Langsdon saw us there, he In the late spring of 2002, the men from Irene is survived by her two sons, Charles Shamblin and wife Sonja of Chattanooga and David Shamblin and wife Gwen of Brentwood, TN; five grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren and several nieces . halfway through the service, I heard him cry. (Remnant members supposedly discouraged gossiping. 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