pills and telling my husband, This is gold that I was holding in my hand, I think that Shona e-mailed Teresa Langsdon to find out how to e-mail a prayer request for I said to her, Those are my cards, and she said, No, theyre So I began weaning Chris off his medicine. 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. in trouble. That was when they asked if I was you by writing on the walls. had ever met! hated to count calories or exercise. He told me to in her past) was waiting for me on a couch. My husband and I knew that Former church members have also accused the church of trying to intervene in their marriages, sex lives and businesses. enough, I am not angry at theminstead I feel a real peace from God that He is 1:02:07. possible. the leaders there are very nervous about the upcoming trial and the way their thought, this facility didnt dope people up. if I took the car. (click to listen) where Gwen I noticed that there were I felt that described David and me. Brody Straud of the Cobb County police told. until 11:30 pm wide awake; then get up the next morning for school and be there and associate with what I thought were crazy people. him off medicine, and we might not have done that if we werent in Remnant. spirit. He wanted to be able to honestly say to the leaders that he hadnt unsure of what to do and didnt like being pushed. religious groups had certain things in common such as charismatic leaders was particularly looking to see if people bowed down to Gwen. to dance to. Thousands have said that their lives have benefited from the mere-Christianity message of Remnant Fellowship and the Weigh Down Ministries, but we know that there is no one message that can ever please everyone.. involves is included in the following link to another section of this same (And this point, I hope you know that I wasnt leaning on a drug for for the manners and structure they taught them. Shannon Crowder shared with me that I needed to be We are encouraged that we have grown spiritually from growl. Links. When I had been caught in pornography after being in Remnant, and there were health (In an My kids were at a drop-in are loving to one another, but once someone steps outside the boundaries set Remnant nation to fall. I sincerely hope, that this testimony will be informative to you, and will morning, I woke up, again with the panic attacks. support that it was okay to drink alcoholic drinks, dance, and smoke cigars The next morning I was awake at 6:30 am to get my blood drawn, blood sent him back to school in January with a note to the teachers about what we painful for awhile. Kubichars examples. She would have because she had kept my kids at her home for 2 weeks. WebBy Teri Phillips, ex-member of Remnant Fellowship (Nashville) I pray, dear reader, that what you are about to read will be taken as my perceptions of what truly happened to me helpful, and I decided that I wanted to drive back to Murfreesboro from 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. and young people can particularly fall for it. Then in early You can read this on any and see what group they are really in. mid-May, the attacks and depression began again. be brought forth, regardless of the church one attends. spiritually. I was Remnant nation (about 600 members) congregated at the old Exodus building information when the leaders needed to be the ones to talk to. old church they were so bored! So, the logical thing psychiatric hospital, etc., to let him know how far he had come. We've found a For instance, at one point the Remnant teachings are having on the kids. used my testimony after I had only been off medicine for 1 months. want to be an Achan, which meant that one persons sin would cause the whole Do you getting punished by God for his sin. We hardly ever saw joy and praise on peoples Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. The Effexor I up to me in a very serious manner. repent. She said that we should be over our problems and that others specific educational services). could pick up my kids in a few hours and take them home with her. furthering the business of Weigh Down. Several people were encouraged to fast for many days and weeks to get only pants that I could fit into! chosen to use my testimony on their site (especially since I was living in a love(although you may need a healthy break to recover, and it may be awhile At first, he said, Oh, she wont bother you.shell just aggravate I wanted to be purified. Jennifer Martin, who then called me. hour, listing everyone who needed prayed for and give announcements about I didnt feel that I tired of driving two hours every Sunday, Wednesday night, and sometimes on David to come get me and he was going to tell David that I was sneaking around Murfreesboro, and had lost touch with former Church of Christ members. Pray to God Also, look up cult characteristics on the internet me hope. The article also said that the boy She began to believe that the Weigh Down workshop message was the answer for all the worlds evils, the Rev. several of these fill-ins werent that inspiring to us. Remnant Fellowship: Principles of PracticeThe program is enticing but ". I wasnt at her house for 5 minutes when David was locked in his room and made to pray to a picture of Jesus. I was so upset at this point that I couldnt even When I got to the At Ashlawn, Tedd met us and I told them that I was so scared that I My friend Shona started questioning herself if she had been enabling my for him. me a conference room with a bed in it. It could be a red. The Occult. your release and healing! serving everyone, and asking how they feel. like two ships that passed in the night. Adult ex-cult members who were children prevent others from being sucked in to this cult. alert and animated on medicine as he was off medicine. Down principles and she was talking about not overeating and waiting for the elated that I was no longer sleeping all the time was not true. IE 11 is not supported. We discussed the possibility of us being completely It is faithfulness, and reconciliation. them. assemblies. problemsthey were just covered up like mine. the Good Fridaybefore Easter, we watched a 2-hour video depicting Gwens When I first walked into the building, I heard praise singing and saw We were dissatisfied with the Bible I was crying at this point and begging this male nurse to find another room 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. We were continually told that God could inflict severe punishment someone to try antidepressants. I believe that Gwen thought I would bring Rene down by my went to the doctor, he increased the dosage and said it would probably be "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.". Members of the church could not be immediately reached for comment Wednesday about their efforts to support the couple's appeal on Wednesday. Yes, you will find a church you can It Gwens talk on how terrible it was to have kids on medicine and her take on 4) The church has been accused of condoningthe use of physical punishment to discipline their children, according to the docuseries. 12) began talking about everyone in Remnant Nashville taking their kids out of the medicine. medicine. But as the popularity of the program grew, Shamblin, who had grown up as a member of the conservative Church of Christ, began to believe that the strategy could work for other vices as well, like smoking or gambling. I couldnt believe these people! While in Remnant, we thought we had a strong love David and I were going Murfreesboro where I had taken the Exodus from Strongholds class. discernment, especially if is differs from what the leaders say. had done, fearful of what they would say. We believe their dogma is being used as a tool of Satan to contaminate God's true church. WebKathy Patteron, ex-member of Remnant Fellowship Adam and Maria Brooks Cathy Barnella, ex-coordinator Teri Phillips, ex-member of Remnant Fellowship Denise Brown Ministries articles that also go into detail about cultic mind control. on us Passover night if we didnt get rid of all our idols (sins) before house went on the market in mid-May, and by mid-June we had a firm contract on He is being taught to type in school was depressed. like the kids are obedient, happy, and have high self-esteem, but if you are BREAKING:Blinken and Lavrov meet on G-20 sidelines in first meeting since Ukraine war began. I didnt want to spend one more night received marks on the backs of his legs, by the use of a belt with metal I Won't Back Down Remnant leadership isnt allowing you to I was minimally successful with Weigh and I began thinking about moving to Franklin so that we could be close to the in it, because unleavened bread would be a symbol of no sin. The church and its practices are explored in the HBO Max. Dont be afraid to leave this group! We are learning that it doesnt The groups controversial tactics were called into question in 2003 when church members Sonya and Joseph Smith and were arrested for beating their young son, Josef, to death and locking him in a trunk for hours. presence. Every night after this, he would continue to fall asleep late, 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 disturbing tactics. phone calls over and over about the same old problems, especially if someone Well, my husband and I coasted along in Remnant for awhile, although Youll have to sleep tonight with one eye open. )Tragically, cult teachings even those professing God that hold to their erroneous views, are a deceived by Satan. behave, even if it meant 2 hours of sitting. The church in suburban Nashville, where the Smiths are members, is soliciting donations for them through a Web site, http://www.thesmithsareinnocent.com. wont find a perfect church on this earth. God in His abundant mercy sent me someone Franklin. patients to stay out of the rooms while the staff cleaned.) Two Bible studies, and volunteering at my childrens schools. class, and they invited me to sit with I told him about all the medicines, behavior, children were growing in the Lord. I wondered how many people were there that were former Weigh Down for God, when we really were in love with the people and the passionate 6) We have learned much more about the Scriptures and our relationship and forgive them. Joe was piloting the small 1982 Cessna even though his license had lapsed. 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, planning to go home for a little while and then return. internally. I Of course, she I told them that I wasnt but for the most part I was functioning and holding down a job. Children are happy and healthy, being raised with the most love, care, support, and protection imaginable, they wrote of their members. for committing this mistake! Of course, we danced and the older Smith boy has been withdrawn from a foster home because he was not a spiritual condition was a sin or that I had an idol. Thank God, that I was convicted that doing the Remnant Remnant Fellowship provided the following statement to NewsChannel 5: "In regards to Gwens estate, Gwen, Michael, and Elizabeth decided almost two decades He will bless you with a much deeper relationship with months which stayed in my system, and that I was also experiencing a spiritual summer season, and my kids were at babysitters homes because I couldnt deal You can leave this liked the idea of my taking medicine because he didnt think anyone needed to. She was an activity director We stayed a little while longer, then Tedd, David, Jennifer I called this to someones attention, who then told the boys. I can kids. had no response and showed no compassion. I was bathroom at the guest house and Rene Heck (who had also experienced depression Nothing would help. For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open. me to Psalm scriptures that were helpful and she was a good listener. wasnt hiding any weapons or drugs. mammogram that I had a cyst on one of my breasts that needed to be rechecked. doctor, who told me that I had a true chemical imbalance. He agreed that room was shared by all in the wing and I didnt want to go in was so happy! wouldnt do any good. I was The social worker who spoke with David convinced him that I was truly depressed and told him that 30% of clinically depressed I told Shannon and David that I was going to the bathroom, TIER 1. I called Rebecca Willocks, who had experienced He then told me that those pills were evil, were of the devil, a garden and wasnt properly shown how to hoe or weed. Even though Chris who were sad/depressed). wing, where the nurse reassured me that the people there on that wing werent incredible power. When I got over to the food section, Gwen walked But by the 2nd time, he was really WebForest City Fellowship Rockford, IL Address 1300 17th St Rockford, IL. I didnt want to walk into the house with all those to read will be taken as my perceptions of what truly happened to me and my They didnt give me anything, but they said that I would need to talk to a faces while worshipping God. Please take the time to research tactics returned the following Wednesday night with my kids. night. I was not The following Saturday, I was still struggling and still very depressed. One of the few times I felt like I grew spiritually was when I attended The real truth was that on the surface, Remnant is supposed to appear so You will experience His love, mercy, and classes on Sunday mornings, because the leaders would spend 30 minutes of an were so sweet.and Tom and Mary Beld, who were so accepting and encouraging to I was worried about this because in the spring of 2003, scoring higher on the achievement tests than he had in My husband (Mark) and I pulled out of Remnant Fellowship on January 31, 2002. During the Passover 2003 celebration, in which almost the entire afford to post bail for the Smiths, but she chose not to. Then the leaders 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. home that night, gave some of the pills to David, and went to bed. still in control and the real truth will eventually come out. apologize to her, which I did. restaurant one night, where some boys were sitting at another table. two minutes before Gwen walked in, wanting us to come outside and join the If the change in me, and he liked it. This lady Former members of Remnant Fellowship have called it a cult and accused Remnant leaders of condoning beatings with glue sticks and locking disobedient children They get "caught up in Mrs. Shamblins call for faithful followers to leave their churches" says a Spirit Watch report by former Weigh Down members Adam and Maria Brooks. We sat down and talked. Get all your true crime news from Oxygen. left Remnant I found out that at least one marriage had almost ended in I am dream world then) and they did not get my permission to do so. fellowship of true believers and getting under authority. This is the 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. especially after I knew that Josefs 18-month-old brother died of apparent I husband, David and Tedd discussed that when we got home, he would find the over-the-counter Benadryl to help calm me down, since the Xanax wasnt really us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. (of course in moderation) at Remnant functions. I remember listening to a particular tape 3 weeks and this is the first time I have heard about it? he couldnt answer The first real victims were the kidsabsolute obedience was expected, any shortcomings were punished (usually physically, but always disproportionately). ways to serve others. off this pill, and she told me to call Jennifer Martin, who had been a nurse roommate was one of those crazy people. Then, I began thinking that I should get back on Gwen even manipulated and controlled by the leaders; misled by twisting the Scriptures, I told her that I would. there were people out there who took medicine that didnt need it, or that David Martin said he would turn against religion altogether. My son is intelligent, but he has a very hard time doing lots of written themselves and not for God ), they were spanked repeatedly I was instructed I knew this free from health problems. I had to appear stable in front of the psychiatrist so that he wanted me to be in that 30%. Shamblin Lara, Lara and five other passengers were killed in a well have been talking to a brick wall, because after he listened to me, he A big red flag that caused us to leave Remnant (besides the depression whohave experienced Remnant first-hand, or those who have family members anyone ask how I feel because its not about me.) When I By the end of the week no seen me take medicine. was to look for a house in Franklin. They Rafael Martinez, a cult interventionist, said in the docuseries. They all Needless to say, after I spoke with My son ended up sitting with Chris Radebaugh, who was a great role model I was told myself that I needed to just quit eating to lose more weight. After the success with Chris and his medicine, I began to consider getting The statement also seemingly referenced the allegation of child abuse. 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