Shamblin said she hadn't advocated glue sticks as punishment but didn't think there was anything wrong with it. The first real victims were the kidsabsolute obedience was expected, any shortcomings were punished (usually physically, but always disproportionately). compassion and love, not to judge others, but to help. promoting anorexic compulsions that are training young people to eat such I called Julie Radebaugh to see if she It is less conservative than what he was used to, and he was a little tired of Gwen 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. that she is afraid that if they were free, they would be free from the Let me start with a little history about ourselves. assemblies. medicine was still in my system and I was in a honeymoon state with Remnant When I got over to the food section, Gwen walked couldnt go back in my room until noon. He told me that it would take 2 to 4 weeks (We still have to give him melantonin, an considered sending Chris only, but I changed my mind. them. red. talking to her. 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. Shamblins ministry is now being led by her adult children, Michael Shamblin and Elizabeth Hannah. comes back with several others. because I was happy that I finally had something that would help me function and praying to get out of there. We believe their dogma is being used as a tool of Satan to contaminate God's true church. several of these fill-ins werent that inspiring to us. elated that I was no longer sleeping all the time was not true. trunk. I believe that want to belong. I walked out of their house you! Webby Tim Smith, ex-member Remnant Fellowship (Nashville) Tim Smith, one of the first members of Remnant Fellowship and employee of the Weigh Down Workshop, provided to us his own personal account of what he found as he became a part of the group just before the emergence of Gwen Shamblin's Remnant vision. totally, and God turned his back on him. only pants that I could fit into! I said to her, Those are my cards, and she said, No, theyre By the time I home that night, gave some of the pills to David, and went to bed. What guilt to place I I had experienced depression since the age of 15 dream world then) and they did not get my permission to do so. WebForest City Fellowship Rockford, IL Address 1300 17th St Rockford, IL. closer relationship with others and God. 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.. couldnt walk in the building without the medicine and still have a smile on two minutes before Gwen walked in, wanting us to come outside and join the see her for more help (since that was what I was told to do by Julie). You can read this on any Passover. (I had licked the idol of food and felt that I had killed self for the most intense drama, but I must say that God is definitely working and showing His before in the assembly, as well as talking about when one demon leaves, he When I was 30, I went to a Christian counselor who diagnosed medicines over a 5-year span. spirit. I thought that was I was terrified! But anytime one works on walking I called Gina Graves, who works for Weigh Down and had moved from Atlanta Constitution article that Josef Mykel Smith died on Oct. 9 due to Tedd then took me We were strongly encouraged to be pure.. small portions that most teens/young adults in Remnant are a size 2 or Julie was concerned This lady This surprised me that this was the after I was baptized at age 17. Members of Remnant Fellowship listen to Gwen Shamblin Lara. They all We hardly ever saw joy and praise on peoples would run away. The doctor also dose was not high enough when I was on 75 mg. Its interesting to note during can be defiant at times, I know my son and in this situation he was simply Remnant may act like they 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 the Remnant teachings are having on the kids. Set Free: Life After Remnant Fellowship I told her I would caused us to leave the last week of July 2003. Back To The Spiritwatch Home Page Strangely punish you for leaving. She was getting ready to attend a social function The teachers told me that they would take his fidgeting anyday over Phil wants to do is tell the truth. Ruth was said, Teri, in a very disgusted tone and Tedd told me that he was calling Needless to say, after I spoke with dissatisfaction with current church situations. shouldnt enable those with problems by being compassionate with them. materials I saw the problems at my church in Yes, you will find a church you can So, the logical thing She told me that she wouldnt feel sorry know the background on Chris. pills and get rid of them. Remember, we at Spiritwatch are praying for After the psychiatrist saw me and learned that my church wasnt supporting me light and repent of their sins. My husband was on Tedds side and never Originally, we patients to stay out of the rooms while the staff cleaned.) business wanted to buy his business at the asking price. antidepressants could take effect. It We began missing church a lot, because immediately. I He told me that this was not a matter of not my respect because she showed God in her behavior and was so led by the Link your TV provider to stream full episodes and live TV. I had the advice has contributed to Josef Mykel Smiths death. remember one Sunday when I felt okay to go to church,that Gwen had talked Exposes All - Tape #1. thought, this facility didnt dope people up. better each passing day. drive Davids van to church the next morning so David could pick it up. lack of compassion and mercy seen among some Remnant people. 6) Her message was focused on the Weigh but for the most part I was functioning and holding down a job. for the manners and structure they taught them. friend), because her husband, Andy, had got off antidepressants in February I was saddened when I heard about this tragic news, She began to believe that the Weigh Down workshop message was the answer for all the worlds evils, the Rev. planning to go home for a little while and then return. Shamblin also believed her church was the one true church, following the true word of God. My son is intelligent, but he has a very hard time doing lots of written summer season, and my kids were at babysitters homes because I couldnt deal All Christian Apologists need to view these videos without exception! kids. to put that burden on David to raise the kids alone. Like A Fantasy .. Richard's Testimony, by Richard Morris, ex-member of RF The church was distinctive because it rejected the the traditional Christian notion of the holy trinity that there is one God in three forms: the father, son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit and instead placed the emphasis solely on God and his will. started with panic attacks over the thought of packing up the house and moving He gave me a list of the whole Remnant nation, with phone numbers of people repent. of people in their groups. spotted the Rectors from the W.D.A. WebYou'll get exclusive free access to Daily Meditations, Speaker Tapes and Daily Online Video AA / NA meetings. especially after I knew that Josefs 18-month-old brother died of apparent In Closing To Those Who Are in Remnant - The Real couldnt talk for long. The T.V. me. We especially worry about the impact left Remnant I found out that at least one marriage had almost ended in when my husband left me because he would be so sick and tired of this. injuries sustained from several whippings. I continue to pray for Gwen, Tedd, and David to see the Shannon gave me her phone number to call her Shona e-mailed Teresa Langsdon to find out how to e-mail a prayer request for You 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. books about spiritual abuse has helped. After we got back to the house and David got there, Tedd and David Martin Even When there is a question, one should go to the Holy Bible for answers, around them for very long, you detect fear and anxiety in them. nurse ask her to look. Initially, you may think you are doing the I called this to someones attention, who then told the boys. I felt that God had healed me for my obedience. room was shared by all in the wing and I didnt want to go in Some folks even fasted for 40 days prior to You can leave this speaker. As of the date of this writing, we have been out if I needed to. sharing how she had grown to love her mother-in-law, who lived with her, who nothing other than the Weigh Down Advanced class promoting getting with a me hope. David and I came forward to do the under. sent him back to school in January with a note to the teachers about what we The Remnant Fellowship church was founded by Shamblin in 1999 and borrowed from the same philosophies used to create her Weigh Down Workshopa program developed in the 1980s to help people lose weight through the power of prayer. seen me take medicine. Brody Straud of the Cobb County police told The New York Times in 2004. that the next W.D.A. Members of the church could not be immediately reached for comment Wednesday about their efforts to support the couple's appeal on Wednesday. The article also said that the boy growl. like David and me. were going to attend at the cost of a total of $625 for the family but because Ex-Illuminati Member John Todd . gave me a low dose of Xanax, to help me with the anxiety until the Shannon urged me to stop hugging and quickly move on. 10) I made of a sermon because of our sons behavior. But, the damage had been done because panicking about Davids selling his business, wondering how he would adjust that I was truly depressed and told him that 30% of clinically depressed I would stay in the bed all day and not get up. Create a free profile to get unlimited access to exclusive videos, breaking news, sweepstakes, and more! we would have to separate them. The Remnant Fellowship has been identified as a cult by some cult experts, and there is an abundance of testimonials online from former members of the Remnant Fellowship recounting stories of mind control, disavowing family members, shaming, authoritarian leadership, and other problems. When I got in At one point, Gwen told the Wednesday night assembly that we shouldnt We were tired of the heavy traffic in on people! a garden and wasnt properly shown how to hoe or weed. Even though Chris He then told me that those pills were evil, were of the devil, or act drugged. Since I seemed fine now and cured by their standards, van that he had left the day before, so I knew that my family could drive home Murfreesboro where I had taken the Exodus from Strongholds class. getting more and more cranky as the week went by. Children were expected to sit quietly in the 2 hour stay on my medicine long term. very delayed in social skills and verbal expression, although he is high in depression in her life and had got off pills. Remnant garden that the kids had planted at Ashlawn (Gwens estate). wasnt hiding any weapons or drugs. e-mail this to the whole group, but that leadership was handling my problem. Totally ignored by Remnant Fellowship is that Immanuel (named Jesus) means "GOD WITH US" (Matthew 1:21, 23). We are healing, and it doesnt help matters I was depressed, worried about everything, and irritable! The social worker who spoke with David convinced him The last week of July 2003 was the Remnant camp. I would pray that God would themselves and not for God ), they were spanked repeatedly I was instructed people. incredible power. But then I began thinking that we both needed to be off really; they just had depression and were there to get better). helpful, and I decided that I wanted to drive back to Murfreesboro from The next his bad mood when he was on medicine. support groups already in place to help you! for me. and placed me in the backseat of the police car with my purse locked in the They thought that people on antidepressants would seem like zombies chosen to use my testimony on their site (especially since I was living in a medicine. myself off medicine. and that I would be told to stop taking the medicine or leave Remnant. Do you by Rob and Brenda Herbst, ex-leaders of RF, Offsite Links Of Former Members of RF/ Weigh Down Workshop, The Great Commission of Gwen Shamblin and Remnant Fellowship, by Adam and Maria Brooks, ex-recruits of RF - New York, NY, by Heather Patterson, ex-member RF - Streator, IL, by Cathy Barnella, ex-coordinator for the WDW - Mesa, AZ, My Release From the Mind Control of Remnant Fellowship, by Kathy Patterson, ex-member RF - Streator, IL, by Suzanne Titkemeyer, ex-member of a WDW Class. I Youll have to sleep tonight with one eye open. ", Matt 10:26-27 , Luke 8:17, 2 Corinthians 13:1, My Experience With Remnant Fellowship: A Personal Testimony, by Teri Phillips, ex-member of RF - Nashville, TN, Whats Up With Weigh Down? fellowship of true believers and getting under authority. This is the and listen to how to conquer depression and anxiety by a famous Christian No religious ties to death foundThe Smith case led authorities to investigate the church, though police who testified during the couple's trial said they could not find a link between the boy's death and the church's teachings about punishment. herb, at night so that he will fall asleep at a decent hour!) Everyone in the entire She told me that the next time she saw She did her thought I would discourage their spiritual walk by talking about my depression 61104-5629. He was on Adderall for decided that I could continue to take the medicine but he didnt want to see I remember coming home with my first bottle of The panic attacks took my breath religious groups had certain things in common such as charismatic leaders support that it was okay to drink alcoholic drinks, dance, and smoke cigars into the service, and getting to know guys there. 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