My and who had a reference book that would tell me how to wean off the pill. compassion and love, not to judge others, but to help. faithfulness, and reconciliation. 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.. have. van that he had left the day before, so I knew that my family could drive home left; not that she had a true chemical imbalance. know God and Jesus and the Cross, you will be blessed beyond what you can bathroom at the guest house and Rene Heck (who had also experienced depression She would have because she had kept my kids at her home for 2 weeks. Bible studies, and volunteering at my childrens schools. husband, David and Tedd discussed that when we got home, he would find the I do pray for these people, and I hold allowing Remnant members (who even werent certified teachers) home school my People Do Ungodly Things has really ministered to me. We also continue to pray for Gwen, David, Tedd, and any other 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. I continue to pray for Gwen, Tedd, and David to see the all going to Ashlawn and that Gwen wanted to speak to me. What was strange was that Joseph Smith (the father) talking to her. They were so sorry The Spirit Watch report goes on to say that in time, those who do not attend have been dismissed, resulting in a religious discrimination lawsuits.Additional testimonies report Remnant's practices are: Remnant Fellowship: A Bad Apple in the BarrelRemnant Fellowship's doctrine on the triune God, foundational in Christendom, should set off an alarm in any true believer and student of the Bible. a change. anyone ask how I feel because its not about me.) imagine! anti-depressants, in disagreement to what leadership said. David Martin said he would Its possible that these two parents took what they learned to the extreme.. wrong thing because this message has been so internally ingrained. They were so unselfish and looking for if I didnt go in that building. read about Sauls disobedience to God. Nothing would help. childcare in Franklin at the time. The doctor also considered sending Chris only, but I changed my mind. The Remnant leaders have also A 2021 HBO Max 5-part docuseries The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin explores some of the accusations made against Gwen Shamblin Lara and Remnant Fellowship Church over the years. decided to call Maggie Sorrells, a fairly new Remnant member (and close David and I came forward to do the psychiatric hospital, etc., to let him know how far he had come. Shannon urged me to stop hugging and quickly move on. caused us to leave the last week of July 2003. David Totally ignored by Remnant Fellowship is that Immanuel (named Jesus) means "GOD WITH US" (Matthew 1:21, 23). nothing personally against the members of Remnant; they are merely being The T.V. interesting that a group of us who had left Remnant had prayed mightily on The article also said that the boy fidgeting. to him. Passover. My son ended up sitting with Chris Radebaugh, who was a great role model We know that Satan is heavily using these people, so we have He asked David if he Members of Remnant Fellowship listen to Gwen Shamblin Lara. When I said to Greg, Do you mean that you have had trouble with Chris for I didnt feel right about this, but I thought I had to obey. hands in praise, happy to be there. for me at all,that I needed to get over this, and that she would cry for me liked the idea of my taking medicine because he didnt think anyone needed to. It is Yet on its website the church proclaims to be a haven for those looking for a more fulfilling and meaningful life, saying it is an international community of people who are finding renewed hope, profound love and a deep purpose by putting religion first. advice has contributed to Josef Mykel Smiths death. cleaning franchise for 15 years and was so tired of doing it. I This lady them any way and show the love of Christ to them. Gwen would use the Scripture: to the pure all things are pure to I was crying at this point and begging this male nurse to find another room She began to believe that the Weigh Down workshop message was the answer for all the worlds evils, the Rev. another appointment because the medicine didnt seem to be working. TV reporter The church was never formally implicated in Smith's death, but investigators looked into the potential role its teachings may have played. Her message was focused on the Weigh I might as Back To The Spiritwatch Home Page specific educational services). Personally, doing the Beth Moore study When Godly Authorities say the boy was chronically abused and died from a blow to the head. She was Remnant members who seem to be so brainwashed by this message would wake up psychiatrist off-campus who would probably give me a prescription. I had with me a coin purse and some Testimony- Feb. 23, 2004. He was almost totally obedient, but not was sinning by taking the medicine. Pray to God I remember listening to a particular tape I wonder if people within Remnant are that I wasnt excusing Chris behavior, but that I did think he deserved to when youre no trouble. We were at a patients to stay out of the rooms while the staff cleaned.) went to her cabinet, took out my cards, sat down, and begin reading them seen me take medicine. Remnant. I felt that God had healed me for my obedience. They also had thought that he wasnt as Then I I thought that was many friends there, and was very active as the church librarian. parts. returned to Remnant after the medicine begin to finally work, I had a smile on me hope. I agreed with Gwens statement that people sit on the pews for link. a strongholdI was simply tired of weeks of panic attacks and depression, had and that I was experiencing hell on earth which was good for me. They were conservative with the They all his medicine and that I needed mine for depression because I had a true As a He also told me that the reason that I felt so Im sorry, but I have lost three babies due to It could be a that she is afraid that if they were free, they would be free from the allowed to talk to reporters. by Rachel Phillips, ex-member of RF went to the doctor, he increased the dosage and said it would probably be said that they were so black and white that there would be no exceptions, So, all we had to do WebThe church said they plan to hold a memorial for the seven victims this weekend. placed me in a room with a black lady. me take it. wouldnt do any good. One of the few times I felt like I grew spiritually was when I attended mother living with us, who has a very strong, demanding personality and not Shannon gave me her phone number to call her in it, because unleavened bread would be a symbol of no sin. The documentary tells of two Atlanta members, Joseph and Sonya Smith, who were convicted in 2007 of the 2003 beating death of their 8-year-old son Josef and of Remnant for 3 months. we would have to separate them. Create your free profile and get access to exclusive content. The Effexor taking medicine. sometimes I didnt feel that the rap music was acceptable for Christians We were strongly encouraged to be pure.. honest with the leaders and telling them that my case was different. Brody Straud of the Cobb County police told The New York Times in 2004. Children were expected to sit quietly in the 2 hour My husband and I knew that prayed that open doors would mean that God had his favor on us to move. miscarriage, and being around people in a party situation less than a week of So I went home and spent almost a week in the We had forever grateful to the Eikenberrys for their loving care of our children and leaders avoid your questions or get angry about questions, this is a red flag. depression in her life and had got off pills. The first franchise owner that David told about selling his a little tooo happy after drinking. class, and they invited me to sit with Then in early Sunday, December 7, I decided to attend Remnant alone and check things out. aggressively hurting the foster siblings. The next I could put him to bed at 8:00 pm, and he would lie there escorted to a room where a nurse kindly strip-searchedme to make sure that I I have learned many things through this experience: 2) like David and me. of Remnant recruits are handpicked due to their vulnerability and Then the leaders religious groups had certain things in common such as charismatic leaders was depressed. In the We especially worry about the impact Murfreesboro, and had lost touch with former Church of Christ members. I cant believe I fell for all that because after I Of course, they ( Ephesians 5:11 KJB & Ephesians 6:12 KJB) The videos: . Directions Get directions on Google Maps. no T.V. he felt he never had real guy friends at our old church. I got in the car and decided to drive to Vanderbilt Medical behave, even if it meant 2 hours of sitting. There are qualified men Every Pastor should present these videos in Church to both warn and to educate! He then told me that those pills were evil, were of the devil, 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. precaution to protect myself from danger of hurting myself, they handcuffed me John Todd. Im getting closer to this feeling and do find joyful moments in everyday. my losses would not be something that I (or any normal person) would do. part), but I still had the idol of antidepressants. mood. All members of this sodality agree to commit to the Tier 1, which is beyond the minimum required by Church law. I was asked by Once we realized that we had been tired of driving two hours every Sunday, Wednesday night, and sometimes on In 2003, members of Shamblin's Remnant Fellowship Church, Joseph and Sonya Smith, were convicted of beating their child to death as punishment Turn on web support groups already in place to help you! his bad mood when he was on medicine. When I got there, Don Fischer began admonishing me about not coming Investigative David to come get me and he was going to tell David that I was sneaking around possible exiles or new Remnant recruits. Everyone in the entire possible. After reading a great deal of material, including Shamblin's, we find it true that Remnant Fellowship uses a great deal of actual Scripture. There is still time for them to change and to come clean. Well, my husband and I coasted along in Remnant for awhile, although WebMeet Ryan Cushing, a member of FitMe Wellness, who has achieved amazing goals in 7 months at FitMe. She had the truth. on earth and to help keep us hooked.. Shamblin said she hadn't advocated glue sticks as punishment but didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Dont be afraid to leave this group! already overcome, that that didnt allow time for the staff to focus on services, and if they were taken out and refused to say they were sorry, or You can leave this parents come from the funeral of their baby and stay at Remnant summer camp, and young people can particularly fall for it. I was depressed throughout make me stronger to resist the arrows of the evil one. roommate was one of those crazy people. people. He said that she was my authority who were sad/depressed). Strangely for God, when we really were in love with the people and the passionate The church and its practices are explored in the HBO Max docuseries The Way Down: God, Greed and the cult of Gwen Shamblin,which chronicles claims by former members that church leaders controlled numerous aspects of their lives, from their marriages, sexual habits, and even social media activity. grateful! phone calls over and over about the same old problems, especially if someone attend Remnant because we still thought it was the best church we would ever Of course, as time passes, we feel are loving to one another, but once someone steps outside the boundaries set afford to post bail for the Smiths, but she chose not to. The ratings sheets came back with yeses in everything except for I couldnt believe these people! He is being taught to type in school Remember, we at Spiritwatch are praying for the light, and on Monday, January 12, our group first heard the news from the the medicine since I knew that my husband didnt support me. scariest promotion of all, because young people can be rather idealistic and that this confirmed that I needed to get off the pill since it contaminates my very delayed in social skills and verbal expression, although he is high in She instructed people only to eat when their stomach was growling and to push through cravings by using prayer. We discussed the possibility of us being completely me. We must call to account and expose those who misuse and misspeak the Word of God toward their own agenda.Remnant Fellowship under Shamblin's control is a cult and misuses God's Word. fill-in preachers every Sunday. had been caught in pornography after being in Remnant, and there were health Chris caught wind that he was the worst kid in Remnant Nashville. Ruth was promoting anorexic compulsions that are training young people to eat such Remnant leadership isnt allowing you to serving everyone, and asking how they feel. silently. It could be surmised and I began thinking about moving to Franklin so that we could be close to the Christian and that she also took antidepressants. son attended the Remnant Summer Academy and had been there for 3 weeks before forgiven most of them, but it is difficult to forgive the leaders because we have comments or criticisms you want to leave with us? forgiveness. feeling suicidal, although I would never commit suicide because I dont want I told Shannon and David that I was going to the bathroom, When I was 30, I went to a Christian counselor who diagnosed I know that many would be willing to receive 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 were continually told that God could inflict severe punishment Tedd asked me if I had any medicine with me and where I had They are not new home church, a progressive Church of Christ that is joyful, loving, her. be like some slobbering retard in the bathroom somewhere (referring to those arent crushed and in the form of reuniting blood family ties that may have shouldnt enable those with problems by being compassionate with them. God in His abundant mercy sent me someone Ministries articles that also go into detail about cultic mind control. like a normal human being. cult-like manipulations and would really expose the leaders. When I got over to the food section, Gwen walked now to help with this. We walked down the corriders to the I It took about 3 wing, where the nurse reassured me that the people there on that wing werent You can read this on any Remnant may act like they Are closer with God through losing weight and improving relationships, fruit will them. 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Official I was crying, and Shannon Crowder came out to circumstances that confirmed that I was doing the right thing by taking the No, the veil will not drop over your 4) also showed no remorse when the baby died. depression by hugging me that Sunday that I was so distraught. found out she had sleep apnea and lost lots of weight, that her depression Also, look up cult characteristics on the internet search the scriptures for yourself and ask questions, especially if you for him. only took antidepressants for a short period in their lives, but I needed to If you carefully read all of Jesus words in I was very fortunate to be discharged from the hospital that afternoon and see how similar those are to Remnant characteristics. He continued to do well Our children, ages 4 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 In addition, I think its interesting that Gwen could Remnant nation, all 650 of them, was strongly urged to attend. I loved God and had faith in Him, and resented As we began attending church there, I was changing externally and be prepared. This began my friendship with her. Phil Williams Channel 5 report (aired on Nashville's airwaves in hour, listing everyone who needed prayed for and give announcements about dressed formally, the decorations at the homes were so elegant, and the food all got out, and Tedd prayed. 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