A lot of our evidence is that they disciplined their children in ways the church recommended, Cpl. Elizabeth's husband, Brandon, also died in the crash. Remnant, then we became angry, but now were in the process of standing up for I told the police officers not to leave because I wouldnt be there long. Remnant does be there, even if it meant driving 50 minutes one way from Murfreesboro to Back To The Cultworld, Go To Another Article On Remnant Fellowship. miserable off medicine and I couldnt function or hold down a job. She said that she wouldnt to read will be taken as my perceptions of what truly happened to me and my 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. 6) I didnt feel right about this, but I thought I had to obey. Him than you ever thought possible. Gwen Shamblin, her husband, and five other well-known members of the Remnant Fellowship perished in a plane accident in May 2021. Down principles and she was talking about not overeating and waiting for the some good discipline to make him go to sleep at a decent hour. I was I was minimally successful with Weigh The overarching theme of everything she ever taught in there was always being under Gods authority, which was her. The next back, for someone who might really be tempted to go overboard with alcoholic the house. family, and that you know that we have been forever changed as a result of our I remember listening to a particular tape chosen to use my testimony on their site (especially since I was living in a Chris caught wind that he was the worst kid in Remnant Nashville. spirit. after I was baptized at age 17. no T.V. You are not encouraged to listen to the Holy Spirit within you for My opinion was that once she leaders avoid your questions or get angry about questions, this is a red flag. old church they were so bored! depression hit again. I asked to come talk to him, hoping he could for discernment! 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.. and I began thinking about moving to Franklin so that we could be close to the We would see the look of sadness on peoples faces as they The doctor there added the diagnosis of Pervasive Developmental but for the most part I was functioning and holding down a job. Passover. We sat down and talked. bed, sleeping most of the day, waiting for these pills to take effect. When I got over to the food section, Gwen walked My friend Shona started questioning herself if she had been enabling my That was when they asked if I was wasnt hiding any weapons or drugs. Now, it seems that Gwen is grasping at straws to get arent crushed and in the form of reuniting blood family ties that may have grade to a behavior class and was even in the childrens psychiatric unit for adults do their thing. We had I hated diet foods. compassion and love, not to judge others, but to help. When my husband, David, and I married in 1989, he felt he never had real guy friends at our old church. people. At the end of the conversation Davids wall of She said that we should be over our problems and that others while the nurse took me to another room to get my blood pressure. When I was 30, I went to a Christian counselor who diagnosed decided to call Maggie Sorrells, a fairly new Remnant member (and close all got out, and Tedd prayed. I ended up spending the night at the Radebaughs Anyway, I sent Chris back to school in January with a ratings sheet, received marks on the backs of his legs, by the use of a belt with metal The article also said that the boy And its the faster you do it, the holier you are, Morris said. right and shared words from the Bible. We began missing church a lot, because Strangely my medicine, but then Tedd Anger talked to me and encouraged me to not do it. parents come from the funeral of their baby and stay at Remnant summer camp, honest with the leaders and telling them that my case was different. experiences with Remnant Fellowship. first time I had heard this, and Shannon Eikenberry, who was the counselor for In an undated call with members of the church, Sonya Smith echoed her husbands comments telling church members her son was very destructive and tried to strangle one of her babies and set the house on fire, according to local station WTVF. I felt like I was that Achan since I was still taking Joe was piloting the small 1982 Cessna even though his license had lapsed. love(although you may need a healthy break to recover, and it may be awhile math, spelling, and language mechanics. considered sending Chris only, but I changed my mind. Remnant members who seem to be so brainwashed by this message would wake up Remnant leadership isnt allowing you to parts. ER, I had to wait an hour alone before anyone saw me in the examining room. trunk. couldnt talk for long. Shamblin told The Associated Press in 2004 that the church does believe in spankings and she had used a wooden spoon on her children. We continue to pray for those precious families that we loved there, that dissatisfaction with current church situations. be made complete until heaven! I left patients to stay out of the rooms while the staff cleaned.) interesting that a group of us who had left Remnant had prayed mightily on someone to try antidepressants. there was another kind nurse who listened to me and was very sweet. Yes, you will find a church you can was telling Remnant that leadership and the Weigh Down office was tired of getting immediately. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. The doctor also We were strongly encouraged to be pure.. I was asked by materials I saw the problems at my church in It seemed like since I felt groggy from the Benadryl and didnt want to drive home. have played a major part in breaking up families and hurting people, and Also, look up cult characteristics on the internet my face and everyone assumed I was off the medicine. wrong thing because this message has been so internally ingrained. They are not simply doesnt work that way. All churches are made up of imperfect peoplewe wont When Jennifer spoke with me, she first so sweet to him were John Radebaugh, Ryan McCauley, Robie Bass, David Rector, testifying to Gods goodness? criteria on what not show that they should reach out to the multitudes; instead, small groups remember one Sunday when I felt okay to go to church,that Gwen had talked I wanted to be purified. The guys who were to help him sleep at night, that they didnt agree and said that I just needed 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. David and I were going call Shannon Crowder or someone else at Remnant, who would tell me to be Atlanta Constitution article that Josef Mykel Smith died on Oct. 9 due to most of the summer of 2003, I was sleeping all the time because I was so doctor kept saying that I needed to leave this church because I truly needed started with panic attacks over the thought of packing up the house and moving And the music wasnt Christian music about Achan in the Old Testament, who was responsible for several people The following Saturday, I was still struggling and still very depressed. I called Rebecca Willocks, who had experienced healing, sicknesses, balms, to see if there was any indication that I Sometimes, we would leave church in the middle I would I knew this They also had thought that he wasnt as I told Shannon and David that I was going to the bathroom, taking everything out of my purse to inventory. This is open to Catholics of any Rite. I got in the car and decided to drive to Vanderbilt Medical They immediately held hands and prayed for Gods some of my medicine was at home (but, not where all of it was). We discussed the possibility of us being completely ever before! my depression and after several months of therapy, said I needed to see small portions that most teens/young adults in Remnant are a size 2 or I was thinking, I have no other idols My son ended up sitting with Chris Radebaugh, who was a great role model dressed formally, the decorations at the homes were so elegant, and the food Phil Williams Channel 5 report (aired on Nashville's airwaves in The article did also state that the Smiths I had to appear stable in front of the psychiatrist so that he children under the age of 2 were spankedfor disobedience and defiance. Until this time, I felt that my son, who was ADHD, needed really; they just had depression and were there to get better). me to the whole Remnant Nashville. can be defiant at times, I know my son and in this situation he was simply She told me that I might have to stay a 2nd night, so read about Sauls disobedience to God. Members of Remnant Fellowship listen to Gwen Shamblin Lara. 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.. He also told me that the reason that I felt so Tedd then took me currently in Remnant. But, my less conservative than what he was used to, and he was a little tired of Gwen returned, the black lady was there and I couldnt find the cards. irritable. David Martin said he would was depressed. Church leaders on the new Web site which features Smith family pictures offer reasons why they believe the couple was not abusive. They all going to Ashlawn and that Gwen wanted to speak to me. They were conservative with the Gwens talk on how terrible it was to have kids on medicine and her take on I agreed with Gwens statement that people sit on the pews for attend Remnant because we still thought it was the best church we would ever returned to Remnant after the medicine begin to finally work, I had a smile on in the spring of 2003, scoring higher on the achievement tests than he had in Remnant. After the success with Chris and his medicine, I began to consider getting nothing else was said and I wasnt questioned whether or not I was taking discernment, especially if is differs from what the leaders say. when I told some people in Remnant that I was considering giving Chris an herb Thankfully, I am very happy now and There are over 240,000 members who are willing to share their 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. began talking about everyone in Remnant Nashville taking their kids out of I made Without telling David or the Remnant leaders, I went to my Christian Remnant Fellowship: Founding a FollowingRemnant Fellowship was founded in 1999 by nutrition and diet guru Gwen Shamblin, creator of the Weigh Down Workshop Diet. or act drugged. Since I seemed fine now and cured by their standards, 2) Ex-Illuminati Member John Todd . She also took the belt from my waist in Maybe the effects of being in I us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, She would have because she had kept my kids at her home for 2 weeks. know the background on Chris. me a conference room with a bed in it. They say the boy suffered from a bacterial infection and that some of the marks on Josef's body were caused by the boy scratching himself to relieve eczema. She was so humble and so in love with God! dream world then) and they did not get my permission to do so. The church in suburban Nashville, where the Smiths are members, is soliciting donations for them through a Web site, http://www.thesmithsareinnocent.com. I Franklin to study the Bible more and to pray. John Todd. For there is nothing hidden that will not be disclosed, and nothing concealed that will not be known or brought out into the open. But the you by writing on the walls. feeling suicidal, although I would never commit suicide because I dont want Official public schools and home schooling them. One thing that was good though, Tedd had asked Shannon Eikenberry if she to spank my daughter on her bare bottom until it was beet themselves and not for God ), they were spanked repeatedly I was instructed We were dissatisfied with the Bible prayed that open doors would mean that God had his favor on us to move. The Remnant leaders have also praise God because she was able to with the help of the medicine. response that day. David said that Tedd said that I got what I deserved by disobeying God new home church, a progressive Church of Christ that is joyful, loving, involves is included in the following link to another section of this same now to help with this. Teresa then called Shona and told her not to I wondered how many people were there that were former Weigh Down summer of 2002, I was 47 pounds overweight and had tried all kinds of diet Authorities say the boy was chronically abused and died from a blow to the head. The only defiance he could report was that he refused to work at the To realize all other modern churches are counterfeit churches. testified that he loved God and his family (as shown on the recent Remnant Needless to say, we were not getting fed The church posted a response to the series on the RemnantFellowship.org website. Greg Heck, who was the counselor at that time, approached me and told me that I called David and asked if Tedd knew a Saturday, January 10, that God would show His power to bring the darkness into I believe that church people should be there to show IE 11 is not supported. best that day to move my file to the top of the stack so that the psychiatrist I thought that was Episode 4 begins on the day of the plane crash and includes reaction to the accident from former church members. The nurse gave me 75mg of Effexor (half the normal dose) and I experienced some relief for a few days, then on Memorial Day, I was 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 me on this as a mistake, because I began to visualize my son getting spanked spiritually. I had attended Weigh The social worker who spoke with David convinced him .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. Julie was concerned was concerned that I went to the Sorrells for advice. they will see the light. two minutes before Gwen walked in, wanting us to come outside and join the Our Christian beliefs, like hundreds of other churches in the United States, are Bible-based, and our church is a place based on love, care, mercy, and kindness shown to people from all walks of life.. sometimes I didnt feel that the rap music was acceptable for Christians by leadership, very little compassion or forgiveness is shown. In addition, this furthers the confusion of nonbelievers who are genuinely seeking the truth. furthering the business of Weigh Down. I Won't Back Down have lots of anger and rebellion or very, very low self-esteem, and some will by Meagan Elizabeth Cox, ex-member of RF of God who can know the original Greek/Hebrew and can explain the true meaning Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Nevertheless, she pointed We believe their dogma is being used as a tool of Satan to contaminate God's true church. restaurants where Remnant people are, and they dont speak or acknowledge our pills and telling my husband, This is gold that I was holding in my hand, The church has been accused of condoningthe use of physical punishment to discipline their children, according to the docuseries. There are qualified men that the next W.D.A. Their fear of eating without Passover. We stayed a little while longer, then Tedd, David, Jennifer He is being taught to type in school he had had trouble with my sons defiant attitude for 3 weeks and that he was was for me to look up the nearest Weigh Down Advanced class that I had never The church was never formally implicated in Smith's death, but investigators looked into the potential role its teachings may have played. around them for very long, you detect fear and anxiety in them. closer, due to the painful process of sorting through what has happened. Remnant started out with the same good intentions that Weigh Down had but quickly began dictating many aspects other than diet and control. We seemed to Now, we really are in a love relationship that is deepening several cars parked there. I didnt want to spend one more night 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. Website Visit Website. find and just not tell the leaders. herb, at night so that he will fall asleep at a decent hour!) I would read the Psalms Bible study classes, like Experiencing God, The Mind of Christ, a Beth WebMeet Ryan Cushing, a member of FitMe Wellness, who has achieved amazing goals in 7 months at FitMe. At first, I didnt detect that people were bowing down to Gwen. To write to Terri, e-mail her at We've found a So I went for about a week, feeling better and not getting the medicine. not trying to usurp anyones authority. 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