TV Series

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

The fallout of faith

6.7

2021

“The fallout of faith”

Synopsis

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.

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Cast & Crew

Gwen Shamblin Lara

as Self (archive footage)

Joe Lara

as Self (archive footage)

Natasha Pavlovich

as Self - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara

Megan Cox

as Self - Member 1996-2006

Helen Byrd

as Self - Member 2008-2017

Rafael Martinez

as Self - Cult Interventionist

Gina Wilson

as Self - Member 1996-2012

Rachel Phillips

as Self - Member 2002-2009

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