Founder & CEO, Weigh Down Workshop
Greater Nashville Area
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- Founder & Leader at Remnant Fellowship Church
- Founder at Weigh Down Workshop
- Author & Producer at The Weigh Down Workshop
- Philanthropist at The Weigh Down Workshop
- Education
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- University of Tennessee-Knoxville
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Gwen Shamblin’s Summary
Gwen Shamblin was born and raised in Memphis, TN, with a strong faith and foundational values. Undergraduate degree in Dietetics and Masters Degree in Nutrition with an emphasis in Biochemistry from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. An Instructor of Foods and Nutrition at the University of Memphis for five years. A very spiritual person with a strong faith in God, Ms. Shamblin founded The Weigh Down Workshop in 1986, to teach these principles to those who were desperately seeking to lose weight permanently. Initially offered through small classes taught by Mrs. Shamblin in a retail setting, this teaching began yielding unprecedented results. Participants were not only losing their weight while eating regular foods, but they were using the same Bible-based principles to turn away from other addictions such as smoking or alcohol abuse. By 1992, churches from all over the country hosted Weigh Down seminars for their church members. Churches began to sign up, and the media began to pay attention. The growth was explosive. By the late 1990s, Weigh Down was internationally known in most Protestant, Catholic, and Evangelical churches. Gwen Shamblin was featured on 20/20, Larry King Live, and The View,Good Housekeeping and Woman’s Day. In 1997, The Weigh Down Diet Book was published by Doubleday, Inc. and became a million-seller as people discovered the secrets to losing weight quickly and permanently while finding a new relationship with God.
In1999, Gwen Shamblin, along with other individuals, founded Remnant Fellowship Church. Remnant is found in over 100 cites worldwide where members hear convicting and encouraging messages. Twice-weekly church services are webcast.
The dream of helping people turn away from the love of food and toward a love of God has turned into a ministry. Gwen Shamblin has been married over 20 years and has 2 grown children who are married and 4 grandchildren who reside in Brentwood, Tennessee.
Gwen Shamblin’s Specialties:
Pioneer of faith based weight loss
Gwen Shamblin’s Experience
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Founder & Leader
Remnant Fellowship Church
(Religious Institutions industry)
April 1999 — Present (10 years 8 months)
Feeling led to go even further in helping others to live fully for God, in 1999, Gwen Shamblin, along with other individuals who shared her passion for God, founded Remnant Fellowship Church. Remnant Fellowship Churches are now found in over 100 cites worldwide where members hear convicting and encouraging messages of the importance of putting God and His will first in your life. Twice-weekly church services are webcast live from the original Remnant Fellowship church located outside Nashville, Tennessee, built using her own personally donated funds.
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Founder
Weigh Down Workshop
(Religious Institutions industry)
1986 — Present (23 years )
Through Remnant Fellowship and the Weigh Down Workshop seminars, hundreds of people are helped daily as they break away from the pain of obesity and other addictive substance or destructive behaviors. Mrs. Shamblin is continually producing new materials for both the church and the Weigh Down Workshop, yet she takes no salary for her efforts. Funds that are received through the sale of Weigh Down products and seminar fees or through donations to the church are used to support each respectively in order to help hurting people of every nationality discover the love of God that can set them free.
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Author & Producer
The Weigh Down Workshop
(Religious Institutions industry)
January 1986 — Present (23 years 11 months)
Gwen Shamblin has written 3 books: The Weigh Down Diet (Doubleday- sold over 1 million copies, New York Times bestseller list), Rise Above and The Legend to the Treasure
Seminars produced: EXODUS Out of Egypt: The Change Series, EXODUS from Strongholds, The Last Exodus, The Legend to the Treasure, Weigh Down Advanced -
Philanthropist
The Weigh Down Workshop
(Religious Institutions industry)
January 1986 — Present (23 years 11 months)
Whether in philanthropy, ministry, or personal outreach, Gwen Shamblin has had a remarkable and visionary career. Through Mrs. Shamblin’s efforts, Weigh Down Ministries has served the local, national, and international communities by helping people turn away from their addictions permanently.
Gwen Shamblin’s Education
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University of Tennessee-Knoxville
M.S., R.D , Nutrition Science Biochemistry
Gwen grew up with a medical background, making rounds with her belated father, Walter Henley, M.D., who was a General Surgeon. She received her undergraduate degree in Dietetics and Masters Degree in Nutrition with an emphasis in Biochemistry from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. Mrs. Shamblin was an Instructor of Foods and Nutrition at the University of Memphis for five years, and she worked with the city’s Health Department for an additional five years, helping specifically in the areas of overweight, obesity, pregnancy, and child health.
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