Who Was Gwen Shamblin Lara? Christian Diet Guru Plane Crash That Killed 7 Gwen Shamblin controversia

Gwen Shamblin Lara, a controversial Christian diet guru, is among seven people presumed dead after a small plane crashed into a Tennessee lake on Saturday.

The Cessna C501 crashed into Percy Priest Lake near Smyrna after taking off from a nearby airport at about 11 a.m., according to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

It was not immediately clear what caused the crash, which remains under investigation.

At a briefing on Saturday evening, authorities said all seven people, including Shamblin Lara and her husband, aboard the plane are believed to have died in the crash. The others were identified as William J. Lara, Brandon Hannah, David L. Martin, Jennifer J. Martin, Jessica Walters, and Jonathan Walters.

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They were all members of the Remnant Fellowship Church, which grew out of founder Shamblin Lara's Christian diet program, The Weigh Down Workshop.

Local station NewsChannel5 reported that Lara's daughter, Elizabeth Hannah, sent a message to Remnant families, saying the plane "had to go down for a controlled, quick landing" with her mother and husband on board.

"More information to come, but be in prayer—and be at peace," Hannah, who was not on the plane, reportedly said in the message. "GOD IS IN CONTROL, and we will not stop moving forward with WHAT GOD WANTS with this church."

The station reported that the Cessna C501 was registered to JL&GL Productions LP, a partnership formed by Shamblin Lara and her husband.

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In a trailer for the YouTube series "Life with Gwen & Joe," the couple speak about how religion impacts every aspect of their lives. It also shows that Joe Lara was a pilot who appears to have flown the couple around the country regularly.

According to the Remnant Fellowship Church's website, Shamblin Lara "spent every waking moment on behalf of others—and then is often up in the middle of the night prayerfully seeking wisdom and guidance from the Heavens." The website details her philanthropy work, which included counseling people and founding a program to help inmates in several states.

But Shamblin Lara's for-profit religious weight loss movement times has also long been controversial, according to NewsChannel5.

She once claimed that she found support for her ideas that genetics aren't a factor in weight loss by looking at the starvation of Jews in concentration camps in Nazi Germany. "How in the Holocaust did you have all these people getting down real skinny? They ate less food," she told CNN's Larry King in the late 1990s.

She also denied the program's for-profit nature when asked about her lavish lifestyle, claiming that half of the money "goes to the government, the other half goes to keep it going so someone else can be helped."

Shamblin Lara also faced accusations of leading a cult, with some former Remnant members saying she was viewed as a prophet, according to NewsChannel5.

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"I don't believe I know what my gift name is," she told the station in 2003, after being asked if she was a prophet. "So I will tell you I'm still wrestling with that. I've been told that for years."

Remnant Fellowship Church has been contacted for comment.

Updated 30/5 9 a.m. ET: This article has been updated with additional information.

Who are Gwen Shamblin Lara's children? All 7 on plane presumed dead after crash including son-in-law
A plane carrying Gwen Shamblin Lara, the popular Christian diet guru along with her husband and five members of Remnant Fellowship Church crashed

On Saturday, May 29, a Cessna C501 carrying the Christian diet guru Gwen Shamblin Lara along with her husband and five other members of the Remnant Fellowship Church crashed into a lake in Tennessee. The passengers are now presumed dead by the authorities. The plane had taken off from Smyrna Rutherford County Airport at 10.53 am and shortly after, it slammed into the water in Percy Priest Lake in Smyrna. 

The passengers on board the Cessna are J. Lara, Gwen S. Lara, Jennifer J. Martin, David L. Martin, Jessica Walters, Jonathan Walters, and Brandon Hannah according to a statement from Rutherford County officials. The plane which was headed to Palm Beach International Airport is reportedly owned by Shamblin Lara and her husband Joe Lara and is registered under JL&GL Productions LP. Brandon Hannah is Lara's son-in-law, married to their daughter Elizabeth Hannah.

Who are Gwen Shamblin's Lara's children?
Gwen Shamblin who married Joe Lara in 2018 has two children -- Michael Shamblin and Elizabeth Hannah. She also has seven grandchildren. Elizabeth Hannah, Lara's daughter sent a private message to the families of members who were on the plane in which she explained that the Cessna "had to go down for a controlled, quick landing" according to WTVF. 

The search efforts continued to try to rescue the passengers with dive teams and recovery crews until late Saturday night. Elizabeth Hannah requested the church parishioners, "My brother and I are asking for immediate prayers right now. We have just gotten word that Gwen and Joe Lara's plane had to go down for a controlled, quick landing." She added, "More information to come, but be in prayer – and be at peace. GOD IS IN CONTROL, and we will not stop moving forward with WHAT GOD WANTS with this church."

She added on behalf of herself and her brother Michael Shamblin, that they "love this church and need the prayers of the righteous on this one." 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."

Michael is married to Erin and the two of them are parents to four children Gabriele, Garland, Gates and Christian. Speaking of his role in the church on their official website, Michael said, "I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to help lead worship here at the Remnant Fellowship church in Brentwood, TN." Elizabeth's bio on the website reads, "Brandon and I have been happily married since 2003... Our precious children consist of Grace, Gweneth, Gloria and Charles Grantham. My family LOVES God, and my children LOVE to get on their knees and pray every morning and night with us... All we strive for is to DO the will of God and pass that down to our children… for nothing else has blessed us more than learning the BLESSINGS that come from obedience to God!! Brandon and I help to oversee and direct the Youth Group at the church."

In a statement from the Remnant Fellowship Church quoted by The Sun, they said "The Shamblins, Hannahs, and Laras appreciate your concern, support and prayers," and added, "The families are awaiting details from the authorities. The families will share details at the appropriate time."

According to Rutherford County Fire Rescue's official Twitter account, a tweet read, "Multiple agencies on scene of a small jet that crashed into Percy Priest Lake around 11:00 a.m. FAA & NTSB en route." The tweet also added, "Dive Teams determining extent of crash site, examining the debris field, & conducting search & rescue. Boaters and private aircraft urged to stay clear of area."

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