The May 29, 2021, crash claimed the lives of Lara and his wife, Gwen Shamblin Lara, the founder of Remnant Fellowship and a popular Christian diet program. Five other Remnant leaders also died.

Shamblin Lara, whose life was depicted in the 2021-2022 HBO Max docuseries “The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin,” became famous for founding the Brentwood, Tennessee-based ...

Lara founded Remnant Fellowship in 1999 after the success of her Weigh Down Workshop, which she created in 1986. The church's roots are "founded in the Bible-based teachings of Gwen Shamblin ...

Lara and his wife, Gwen Shamblin Lara, the founder of Remnant Fellowship and a popular Christian diet program, died in the May 29, 2021 crash.

Gwen Shamblin Lara, 66, was the author of "The Weigh Down Diet," "Rise Above: God Can Set You Free from Your Weight Problems Forever," and several other books. She also founded the Remnant Fellowship.

The crash sequence. The plane took off around 10:53 a.m. Less than two minutes after takeoff, the plane crashed about 2.7 miles away. While speaking with air traffic controllers, Joe Lara was ...