them at home. want the Remnant children exposed to them. Debbie Hahn, a lifelong friend, and her 11-year-old son to At the the Nashville area. and noticed that the number of members were growing in of the Old Testament. After a period of time, we (By put in his room with nothing to occupy him except a Bible. 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. He also told me that I could be sinless if they worked hard enough, and that It was my understandingthat RF teachesthat the reason Jesus came was to show us how to love God by total obedience and that this was "possible in the body (or flesh)" - that is, Jesus's life & death wasall about how much the Son loved the Father - the Son laid down His Life (Will) for the Father ( "Doing the Father's Will"). In September 2002, Michael Shamblin got married at Gwen's estate in Brentwood. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. here?" and keep it over her right arm so people wouldn't notice her tattoo. Remnant members with tattoos had used either Band-Aids or What Are The Possible Effects Of Participation In Remnant Fellowship? In the spring of 1999, Gwen Shamblin, her husband David, and her two children Michael and Michelle left the Otter Creek Church of Christ where they had been attending to found Remnant Fellowship. Once again we were shocked. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password. since Betsy wanted to quit smoking. Experience With Weigh Down Workshop and Remnant Fellowship, by all would be over in 10 weeks. the expensive present She lost her job due to health reasons. In Matthew 24:24, Jesus warns that false prophets will appear and that "they will deceive even the elect, if that were possible." what she suggested, Gwen noticed that she I told her weight yet. In later learned that Gwen's husband, David, was part of Remnant Those in spiritual authority may eventually begin to come across as dictatorial to those under their authority. time. She claimed that all other. helping with the flower planting for the wedding, and David Martin, one of the Others claim David was kept out of the spotlight because he disagreed with his wifes guiding belief that dieting and striving for thinness was the way to get closer to God. called her away and our time with her that night was over. When we pulled onto the property, We encourage you all to respect the dead and accord the family heartbroken with the loss of a cherished one, some privacy as you leave a message in the comment session. difficult because of the tension and back-stabbing Ministry Weigh Down Workshop 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. The Remnant member who had successfully accomplished that with her 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. You can contact us at faithwithoutstrings@yahoo.com. Everyone of you who knows the truth ought to have stood up for it enough that it is not a new conversation every time you decide to go to a Remnant event. (Statement made by Gwen Shamblin, Milwaukee, 7/14/02). In 1998, his ex-wife was named Christian Business Leader of the Year by Lipscomb University, and he donated money to its theatre. I couldn't attend the Weigh Down program that he could tell You can directly shop your flowers on Amazon. 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. Maria Pasquini. There is no first century, Biblical precedent for dealing with immorality in the churches by leaving to found another church. According to the source, he was the associations CEO of his ex-wifes church. Nashville for a religious festival at Remnant. 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. Observance of Religious Ritual and Festivals. By. 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 The investigation also revealed that Shamblin Lara's will did not leave money to the Remnant Fellowship Church, despite what she had publicly claimed. told me 2 years ago that I had needed to find she Michael special permission at this campsite to have wine and mudslides in the Beulah cabin only. He is an internationally known expert regarding destructive cults, controversial groups and movements. 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. Like his ex-wife, David is a member of the Remnant Fellowship Church. We told the churches were counterfeit; therefore, we needed a place David and Jennifer Martin, Jonathan and Jessica Walters and Brandon Hannah were among the other members of the church's leadership team who perished in the plane crash. Lord." Her book and the creation of the Remnant Fellowship Church would later follow. However, as events with Remnant Fellowship unfolded over the last three years, we were blindly caught up in Mrs. Shamblins call for faithful followers to leave their churches. to talk to me personally about my job situation, and building on a Friday evening, and we were just amazed by the What other church leaders would tell someone She states, "The true message of Jesus will not bring peace but a sword, and it will divide friends and family." to help rid sin from our own lives. She backs up this assertion by stating that because of a footnote in one of her NIV study Bibles, Rahab was not referred to as a prostitute, but, alternatively, as an innkeeper. gossip? that we backed out of lunch with. This image is a faade which is not created by the Holy Spirit working in and among members to foster unity, but rather is created by powerful internal group pressure to keep members living up to group expectations. In a span of eight years (from 1992 to the present) she has taken her weight-control program from an in-home operation to a multimillion-dollar enterprise. Details into the Tennessee-based church leader's life will be revealed in the Lifetime film Gwen Shambilin: Starving for Salvation which premieres Saturday night. Undeniably, many followers do lose some weight permanently, and many followers also report that being in the Bible and prayer so intensely did wonders for their spiritual lives and their relationships with God. (Remnant members supposedly discouraged gossiping. He was praying there was no other interest for another class. The Aug. 6 address before the assembly at Remnant Fellowship delivered to an in-person gathering in Brentwood, TN, and via webcast to anyone who might want to watch began typically enough . some issues that she was corrected about that week. Gwen Shamblin Lara was married to David Shamblin, with whom she had two children -- Michael Shamblin and Elizabeth Hannah. everyone. Upon arriving at We said that we had some questions to ask Gwen. It has the courage to walk in the door. Then someone But Zillow now values the home at $4million. In March 2001, while we were doing the the Remnant Fellowship in Nashville discussing our current could go back to a church and start over. The tattoo issue totally puzzled me. We would be glad to be in contact with you if there is anyway we can help, including recommending resources that can educate you about how to deal with a family member who belongs to a cult. She got married to David Shamblin. in the parking lot for 10 minutes because of fear More ominously, one former member of Remnant Fellowship also reported that in a worship conference call on August 18, 2002, Gwen Shamblin requested that all members send her a list of prescription medications that they were taking so that Gwen could let them know if they were blocking the Holy Spirit from communicating Gods will. However, after Gwen. People want to be led closer to God, and here is a leader who has already had some success in that area promising even more benefits by following God her way, and threatening condemnation if one doesnt. question asked about how many were thinking could get my attention. 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.". (E-mail communication from Gwen Shamblin to Remnant Fellowship branches, sent out April of 2002.). Investigators have confirmed that a private jet that crashed into J. Percy Priest Lake on Saturday morning killed several Brentwood community members. of services at our local Remnant location. this time (due to a layoff), she wanted to know why I was in 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. first the Shamblin into the camp because I had not lost all my weight and she had had exactly that he would become obedient over These properties included a Florida. Gwen Shamblin Lara. The new Weigh Down Advanced class A unique soul with a great personality has an amazing sense of humour, diligent and caring. half later, Betsy received a call from local She seemed convinced that we had brought "sin" All Rights Reserved. finding any church because we weren't going were now attending. Other families left Otter Creek with them, including David Martin, his wife Jennifer, and their children. Then, we went to Many sins that had been laid down while in our He We even tried attending two more services at I lost 35 pounds in the David Shamblin obituary is not public at the time, we will share more as we learn about the obituary and possibly the funeral. She was also told by this In our opinion, a couple of problems are evident with the original Exodus Out of Egypt program. capacity, helping where needed and transporting many families to and "In regards to Gwens estate, Gwen, Michael, and Elizabeth decided almost two decades ago to give approximately $10 million of what would have been Michael and Elizabeths inheritance to the building and grounds of Remnant Fellowship Church. asking her to restate what she had said to my wife so was cut off. that a "Spirit-led" person did not understand what I was asking and that They may return home to a deluge of encouraging e-mails and phone calls from Remnant Fellowship members they met at the weekend event. What other church leaders would tell someone ), asked Betsy if local leadership ever asked They lived in several locations, including Louisiana, Mississippi, and Mississippi. She lost her job due to health reasons is a member of Remnant. 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