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30/09/2021 Documentary 0h 47m
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The fallout of faith

Overview

Explore how the late Gwen Shamblin Lara, who founded the controversial Remnant Fellowship Church and created the Christian weight loss program The Weigh Down Workshop, rose to fame as a diet guru and church leader.

Top billed cast

  1. Gwen Shamblin Lara

    Self (archive footage)

  2. Joe Lara

    Self (archive footage)

  3. Natasha Pavlovich

    Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara

  4. Megan Cox

    Self - Member 1996-2006

  5. Helen Byrd

    Self - Member 2008-2017

  6. Rafael Martinez

    Self - Cult Interventionist

  7. Gina Wilson

    Self - Member 1996-2012

  8. Rachel Phillips

    Self - Member 2002-2009

  9. Glen Wingerd

    Self - Former Brentwood Resident

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Current Season

Season 1

 2021 | 5 Episodes

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Reviews

A review by totallyfiend
Written by totallyfiend on 2025-10-05
Now this was _a lot_ to take in, and I'm having a difficult time deciding where to even start from. The 5-episode series was definitely packed.

I was confused a lot, as this series assumes the viewer knows how churches work. I didn't get a clear picture of how exactly this community interacts and how it spreads it's message; glimpses of footage was shown off from some gatherings, but I had no idea what most of them were _about_. It would've helped to have longer screentime for Weigh Down and other church activities.

I feel like this could've been pushed to be 3 episodes instead with a li...read the rest
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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin

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