So for more than three minutes, as another Remnant leader held a microphone up to the phone, Hannah exulted in HBO Maxs troubles. On Sept. 30 of last year, the streamer dropped the first three episodes of Marina Zenovich's investigative docuseries " The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin," which detailed. I am eternally grateful for all that God has given me, especially my family and our Church. People talk a lot about her makeup and her hair, and of course theres a funny aspect to it, but that is a mask, that is a facade in itself, Cappello told the Guardian. She added, "More information to come, but be in prayer and be at peace. Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah, the daughter of Lara and wife of Brandon Hannah, submitted a statement delivered by McDonald at the news conference. ga('create', 'UA-67136960-15', 'auto', 'ads'); The remaining plane parts will be removed by crane and divers over the next few days, Ingle said. That's a lot of GREED that has been laid down! The church has over 1,500 members in 150 congregations around the world. What happened after the video portion ended, though, was unusual. The expert, Robert Fowler, explains that the accident may have happened because Joe Lara, a licensed recreational pilot, didnt have a lot of hours in the specific airplane he was flying, because he was just recently certified to fly that plane.. The families will share details at the appropriate time. When a Tennessee pastor criticized Lara and called the church a "cult" on his blog, Lara sued, but a judge tossed out her defamation suit. He wouldn't say which parts of the plane were recovered. She has been a nurse since 1987 and specialized in emergency and critical medicine prior to her psychiatric program and subsequent certification. And I believe that God is answering those prayers. 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Remnant Fellowship offered support, the security of rules and black-and-white thinking plus free babysitters and in-house homeschool, legal services. |Privacy Policy| Types of Therapy Disclaimer |Site Map, Dual Diagnosis and Co-Occurring Disorders, Residential Treatment for Substance Use Disorder, BALM Training Institute for Family Recovery Services, Start a New Life Today. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah married the late Brandon Shannon in 2003 and together, they oversaw the youth section of the Remnant Church. He is also the father of Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah. You know, its just unbelievable unbelievable victories! ", According to its website, the church is "an international community of people who are finding renewed hope, profound love and deep purpose by putting the undiluted teachings of Jesus Christ into practice. It becomes very easy for the viewer to distance themselves by saying, I would never do that, I would never fall for that, I would never join a church like that, said Cappello. "Joe Lara was such a wonderful husband to my mother and he will be missed.". In a strange new docuseries, the dark world of the Remnant Fellowship and its pray yourself thin leader Gwen Shamblin is brought to light. Right now, she is listed as one of 38 leadership figures on the churchs website. Cappello described a months-long process of getting to know former members and those affected by the church and its toxic teachings. And so if everyone will pray that our particular, you know, show will be would be brought down. The two wed in 2003 and had four children. We all felt God's lead and calling to found a church based on purity and "God's Will be done on this Earth as it is in Heaven" a place where God would get to rule, Leaders are PURE, husbands are kind like Christ, women are respectful to their husbands, and children obey their parents and find HAPPINESS in doing so. In 1999, Shamblin broke with the Church of Christ, the conservative branch of evangelicalism in which she grew up (and which forbade female leaders) and launched Remnant Fellowship, based around her diet teachings, which saw weight loss as a pure reflection of spiritual commitment and intent, gain as failure and sin. Some of the congregation wondered whether the crash was Gods punishment, 2. She is an adjunct professor for UTA and a consultant for Sunovion Pharmaceutical Company where she participates in a national expert lecture series for bipolar disorder. She leads the. Yes, The Remnant Church still exists and is in operation today. Beyond many accounts of disordered eating and mental health struggles by former members, the third episode details a horrific case of child abuse that initially brought the church under scrutiny. 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Jordan Meets Reporter at 'Creed III' Premiere Who 'Teased Him all the Time' in High School: 'I Was the Corny Kid, Right? So I hope youre coming with me. I mean, like, tough reallytough. Elizabeth Hannah I am eternally grateful for all that God has given me, especially my family and our Church. She married Brandon Shannon in 2003, until his death in the plane crash which took the life of her mother. With a limited docuseries, if there's ever a chance to have a second part, I think it's something that people tend to get excited about.". Its exciting, and I know that as they switch over to a new service, they are going to be eliminating this is what I heard was hundreds, if not thousands, of videos that have not produced high ratings. She is board certified through INTSA for addiction medicine and has extensive experience in both adult and adolescent addiction care, counseling, and detox services. The story of Gwen Shamblin is coming to Lifetime in a new movie starring Jennifer Grey and its a story so unbelievable that it just has to be ripped from the headlines. 3. Many inside the church predict on-screen that Shamblin Lara's daughter and protegee, Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah, will eventually take over as its leader. eventAction: 'render' But instead of her usual teachings for Saturday service, Hannah delivered a homily of schadenfreude aimed directly at HBO Max, the enemy of Remnant and the Shamblin family. After six months of waiting, new episodes of The Way Down: God, Greed and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin are available to stream on HBO Max. 836, This story has been shared 825 times. She is highly gifted in speaking, teaching, encouraging, and promoting love with no judgment. Although the second season of The Way Down had intriguing possibilities at the start a bizarre accident to investigate, not to mention far better access to the well-guarded institution this time around it turns out that little is understood, even now, about what happened to the Laras jet, and that most of the substantive allegations against the church have already been thoroughly covered in the first three episodes. All Rights Reserved. I have been praying, and I have been praying so hard to God would close the mouths of the enemy. Even though she has taken a break this year after so much loss, she plans to . hitType: 'event', Gwen Shamblin Lara among seven dead in Tennessee plane crash, Chris Pine admits 'it does look' like Harry Styles spit on him but this is what actually happened, Rebel Wilson 'collapsed' after Ramona Agruma proposal: 'I was so overwhelmed', Amy Grant recalls being 'so scared' to return to touring following serious bike accident, Travis Scott being sought by NYPD after alleged nightclub assault, Zachary Levi talks Shazam! future after DC shake-up: 'I'll keep playing this role as long as I can'. That was the text from Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah, the daughter of Gwen Shamblin Lara, to friends after her mother's plane crashed. We just want to make sure that we can allow enough time for the story to progress and the investigation to pursue some answers and give us time to interview all the subjects. Along the way, though, the megachurch that she founded in Tennessee became much more cult-like than Christ-like with dire consequences for those left in Shamblins wake. Former Weigh Down Workshop members also alleged that Shamblin Lara encouraged disordered eating, as she equated weight gain with sin. And while shes praying over her, shes speaking about how there must be something in her life that God needs to show her that that was why she had cancer, she says. }); The Aug. 6 service at Remnant was only days after Warner Bros. Discoverys earnings presentation, the first since Discovery acquired WarnerMedia (and HBO Max). Elizabeth has a penchant for writing certain words in all caps. In the message, the screenshot of which was shared on Twitter, Elizabeth also added, "We do not have a word yet of the outcome, but we are asking for prayers - as this plane held Gwen and Joe, Brandon Hannah, The Martins and the Walters -- adults only. 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But the company did confirm that a previously announced scripted adaptation of the series by Michelle Dean (The Act) is still very much in active development. He invites people to "check it out" to be "amazed by what God has done!". Gwen, who was an experienced dietician, taught that people should "put food back in its place and turn to God as the one who can meet your emotional and spiritual needs," according to the Weigh Down website. After the release of the first season of The Way Down, the documentary explains, the director and production team received an avalanche of emails and messages from former Remnant members who, now unafraid of litigious retaliation, were ready to tell their stories publicly. I praise God daily for getting to find this TRUTH and to be surrounded by a CHURCH full of Saints who LOVE God and want to serve Him whole-heartedly!! 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