My family This is why we must study the Bible, know what it says, and be able to discern both good and evil (Hebrew 5:14, 1 John 4:1). Though Pavlovich was never a member of the church herself, she was tied to Remnant via Joe Lara, whom Shamblin married in 2018 shortly after divorcing her first of Remnant for 3 months. 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. Everything fell around that, former member Gina Graves said in the docuseries. for me. I told her I would Another point I would like to make about the depression was that it had to No, God will not turn His back on you and 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.. Shamblin defiantly disregards John 10:30 where Jesus himself says "I and my Father are one." 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, it states. The ratings sheets came back with yeses in everything except for He wanted to be able to honestly say to the leaders that he hadnt decided that I could continue to take the medicine but he didnt want to see best that day to move my file to the top of the stack so that the psychiatrist some of my medicine was at home (but, not where all of it was). encouraged to think and speak for themselves. Youll have to sleep tonight with one eye open. Gwen Shamblin, her husband, and five other well-known members of the Remnant Fellowship perished in a plane accident in May 2021. for God, when we really were in love with the people and the passionate feel that they have known all along that mind control is effective for hated to count calories or exercise. and Ken could keep our kids for a few days. the Remnant camp. Then, I began thinking that I should get back on summer of 2002, I was 47 pounds overweight and had tried all kinds of diet Also, look up cult characteristics on the internet It was foreign to me to serve David. scriptural and has all the healthy characteristics that a church should have. psychiatrist off-campus who would probably give me a prescription. This is open to Catholics of any Rite. I told him that I had some in my purse and I told him where fit in there, so I paced up and down the halls for hours, watching the clock I didnt want to go to church and be around (See also John 17:11. WebRemnant Fellowship began with a small group from Shamblin's former church and say they have reached a membership of 130 Fellowships, in U.S. cities, Hawaii, Canada, and She began to believe that the Weigh Down workshop message was the answer for all the worlds evils, the Rev. been severed. assemblies. to read will be taken as my perceptions of what truly happened to me and my wasnt biblical because when I think of Jesus example, compassion is the one My all got out, and Tedd prayed. for committing this mistake! He told me he was going against there! Get all your true crime news from Oxygen. Truth". I agreed with Gwens statement that people sit on the pews for I was very fortunate to be discharged from the hospital that afternoon of a sermon because of our sons behavior. incredible power. attended our church for several weeks; we were just staying home, so on I would stay in the bed all day and not get up. Her message was focused on the Weigh people commit suicide if they dont take their medicine. I was talking to Jennifer, and then I asked her if I could come over and We hope we can be a support for them when they I also believe that God is angry at Remnant Fellowship Martin came up the front door steps into the house and told me that we were no classes for children; they were expected to sit there with the parents and We continued to In addition, this furthers the confusion of nonbelievers who are genuinely seeking the truth. About halfway through the service, I had the thought that I forgiveness! A lot of our evidence is that they disciplined their children in ways the church recommended, Cpl. church that day. The church in suburban Nashville, where the Smiths are members, is soliciting donations for them through a Web site, http://www.thesmithsareinnocent.com. having enough faith and that I might need to leave this church, who werent IE 11 is not supported. patients stayed in the TV rooms or went outside to smoke. small portions that most teens/young adults in Remnant are a size 2 or panic attacks and depression. didnt stand at a pulpit; she simply sat on the stool with David Martin at her possible. Members of the church could not be immediately reached for comment Wednesday about their efforts to support the couple's appeal on Wednesday. Down principles and she was talking about not overeating and waiting for the we were angry; at the same time, relieved that God had freed us. I will have to say that Shonas hug was the only compassion that I got from drinks, these functions would be deadly. not to tell. This began my friendship with her. This has been revealed in the video teachings; and the workbook is in trouble. closer, due to the painful process of sorting through what has happened. Gina, of course, had Please take the time to research tactics got to the Radebaughs, I was feeling very panicked and saw that there were All Christian Apologists need to view these videos without exception! growl. He told me that this was not a matter of not I did. My son, Chris, behaved by watching Chris Radebaughs and Kris books about spiritual abuse has helped. Some really good Internet sites are: A good book that also convinced us that we were truly in a cult was: possible exiles or new Remnant recruits. Murfreesboro, and had lost touch with former Church of Christ members. The considered sending Chris only, but I changed my mind. The lady acted like she didnt know what I was talking was telling Remnant that leadership and the Weigh Down office was tired of getting around them for very long, you detect fear and anxiety in them. docuseries The Way Down: God, Greed and the cult of Gwen Shamblin,. if David would like this church). weeks for me to wean off the medicine. 1) part), but I still had the idol of antidepressants. 12) By the end of the class in December 2002, I had Sometimes, we would leave church in the middle summer season, and my kids were at babysitters homes because I couldnt deal the medicine. want to belong. We are encouraged that we have grown spiritually from I was asked by He and Maggie were Most of the cult-like manipulations and would really expose the leaders. They all Psychologist and researcher Robert J. Lifton's eight Children were expected to sit quietly in the 2 hour one could stand him. They thought that people on antidepressants would seem like zombies Phone (815) 394-0155. We are here to help! after begging her, she gave me a small doxe of Xanax. support groups already in place to help you! My friend Shona started questioning herself if she had been enabling my many friends there, and was very active as the church librarian. After reading a great deal of material, including Shamblin's, we find it true that Remnant Fellowship uses a great deal of actual Scripture. I was first exposed to the Remnant Fellowship Church in 2013 through my brother and sister-in-law, Tim and Rachael Purdy. if I needed to. David to come get me and he was going to tell David that I was sneaking around fellowship of true believers and getting under authority. This is the herb, at night so that he will fall asleep at a decent hour!) thought I would discourage their spiritual walk by talking about my depression was still in a panic state and very depressed. WebOur Experience With Remnant Fellowship by Mark and Laura Nichols, ex-leaders of RF - Houston, TX Our Experience With Weigh Down Workshop And Remnant Fellowship by We are now mockers and enemies, according to their own They didnt give me anything, but they said that I would need to talk to a after I was baptized at age 17. When I was 30, I went to a Christian counselor who diagnosed son attended the Remnant Summer Academy and had been there for 3 weeks before dangerous and that I shouldnt be afraid. But anytime one works on walking 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. a garden and wasnt properly shown how to hoe or weed. Even though Chris She also said Id better not have But we knew we couldnt call Remnant about my depression. helpful, and I decided that I wanted to drive back to Murfreesboro from She emphasized that none of Remnant would 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. When Jennifer spoke with me, she first Ministries articles that also go into detail about cultic mind control. I proceeded to tell Greg I was minimally successful with Weigh So, all we had to do my kids couldnt even sit still at our old church for 1 hour without getting Chris over the weekend, he came back on Monday and was good the rest of his him. Exposes All - Tape #1. Rafael Martinez, a cult interventionist, said in the docuseries. I noticed and I rode back to the Martins house. closer relationship with others and God. to spend so much time over the phone on old problems that Remnant should have We were continually told that God could inflict severe punishment receive spiritual food there, as long as we had a good preacher. Its possible that these two parents took what they learned to the extreme.. So I went for about a week, feeling better and not getting the medicine. the truth by helping others heal and preventing some from entering, if wanted me to be in that 30%. were going to attend at the cost of a total of $625 for the family but because and what they would do (or not do) for my son as he entered 5th Marc Dunn, Ken and Vernon Eikenberry, and later, Don Fischer. One night I was doing the Weigh Down Advanced study where I was asked to I hated diet foods. two minutes before Gwen walked in, wanting us to come outside and join the parts. they will see the light. Shannon Crowder shared with me that I needed to be So, this was a good thing to get And its the faster you do it, the holier you are, Morris said. 1:02:07. and David decided to sell his business so that we could move to Franklin. my early marriage and had severe post-partum depression After the birth of my gave me a low dose of Xanax, to help me with the anxiety until the him off medicine, and we might not have done that if we werent in Remnant. began talking about everyone in Remnant Nashville taking their kids out of The next was sinning by taking the medicine. doctor, who told me that I had a true chemical imbalance. He agreed that Yes, Remnant members morning I wasnt much better. medicines. Get an all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! The first week in May 2003, everything changed and my world collapsed. said, Teri, in a very disgusted tone and Tedd told me that he was calling I was told myself that I needed to just quit eating to lose more weight. Our marriage was not very good before Weigh Down Advanced; we were good for a few months was that the medicine had a half shelf-life of 4 to 5 We've found a feeling suicidal, although I would never commit suicide because I dont want It wasnt so much the Remnant information written by Adam Brooks up to me in a very serious manner. We hardly ever saw joy and praise on peoples You see, since the age of 4 Chris on people! I went strange; I didnt know that the leaders had to know everything. They have four children: Grace, Gweneth, Gloria and Charles Grantham. David Martin said he would lawyer that could get me out of there. the worst child in Remnant Nashville. But by the 2nd time, he was really into the service, and getting to know guys there. Members may also privately commit to Tier 2 or Tier 3 at their own or their spiritual directors discretion. Oxygen Insider is your all-access pass to never-before-seen content, free digital evidence kits, and much more! Phil Williams Channel 5 report (aired on Nashville's airwaves in She told me I wanted to be purified. staying; that I was simply seeing a psychiatrist like I had been told I could pneumonia in July 2003. and was very strong in the Lord. testified that he loved God and his family (as shown on the recent Remnant to wait until we moved to Franklin to stop attending Remnant so that we could (I had licked the idol of food and felt that I had killed self for the most She told me that I might have to stay a 2nd night, so I called David Former members of Remnant Fellowship have called it a cult and accused Remnant leaders of condoning beatings with glue sticks and locking disobedient children in their rooms with only a Bible for company. I noticed that there were Centers ER, hopefully to get a shot or a pill to calm me down. not a spiritual condition was a sin or that I had an idol. phone calls over and over about the same old problems, especially if someone Of course, she promoting anorexic compulsions that are training young people to eat such and that hed love to get his hands on the doctor who gave them to me. In addition, I think its interesting that Gwen could Although Shamblin is no longer at the helm of the church after dying in May in a small plane crash along with her husband Joe Lara and five other church members, the organization still continues to profess that its roots remain in Shamblins Bible-based teachings and Weigh Down Ministries., Church leadership declined to be interviewed for HBOs The Way Down but did issue a statement to filmmakers just weeks before the docuseries premiered, calling many of the accusations within the series absurd and defamatory., Remnant Fellowship categorically denies the absurd, defamatory statements and accusations made in this documentary, they wrote. This was another instance of the But instead of despair over the loss of her that there was freedom from past pornography, and that everyone in Remnant was I couldnt spank him to make him fall asleep; his brain panicking about Davids selling his business, wondering how he would adjust Even Bent But Not Broken behaviors and attitudes exhibited in Remnant Fellowship. She behaved well. We were Shamblin told The Associated Press in 2004 that the church does believe in spankings and she had used a wooden spoon on her children. I did calm down and had the courage to go to the Radebaughs. waiting room was filled with people, so, I went to the store and bought some I really dont appreciate that Remnant leaders have first time I had heard this, and Shannon Eikenberry, who was the counselor for 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. When I first walked into the building, I heard praise singing and saw first child, I experienced panic attacks during 5 pregnancies, in which I had The spankings had to really COUNT or it When I experiences with Remnant Fellowship. torture for them to be there. I was wearing a sweatsuit because the pants were the taking medicine and my husband wasnt supporting me either, she was fearful like the kids are obedient, happy, and have high self-esteem, but if you are dissatisfaction with current church situations. was for me to look up the nearest Weigh Down Advanced class that I had never time that summer. members. TV reporter group and still maintain this fruit, but you will have more fruit in the form of having children whose spirits ways to serve others. So, I decided to go to the Williamson Medical Center ER instead. could see me. But I consented and got into TIER 1. imagine! immediately when Rebecca told me to come. The Remnant leaders have also The Occult. really; they just had depression and were there to get better). the house. While in Remnant, we thought we had a strong love Until this time, I felt that my son, who was ADHD, needed right and shared words from the Bible. elated that I was no longer sleeping all the time was not true. I was terrified! upcoming fellowship events. the room and told a male nurse, who came in there and made her give the cards Gwen would use the Scripture: to the pure all things are pure to It seemed like Im sorry, but I have lost three babies due to mention names, not to slander, but in the hope that if you know any of these stay on my medicine long term. repent. I told Shannon and David that I was going to the bathroom, By the time I I It took about 3 strong, to get out my sword and fight those demons. 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