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

The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin (2021)

TV show · Ended · 47 min · ★ 6.6

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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

Gwen Shamblin LaraGwen Shamblin LaraSelf (archive footage)Joe LaraJoe LaraSelf (archive footage)Natasha PavlovichNatasha PavlovichSelf - Former Girlfriend of Joe Lara
Megan CoxSelf - Member 1996-2006
Helen ByrdSelf - Member 2008-2017
Rafael MartinezSelf - Cult Interventionist
Gina WilsonSelf - Member 1996-2012
Rachel PhillipsSelf - Member 2002-2009

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