She’s the reclusive leader of a controversial Brentwood church who reportedly hasn’t been seen at services in years.
But in a newly obtained recording, Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah — daughter of the late Christian diet guru Gwen Shamblin Lara — declares her intention to take her mother’s following at Remnant Fellowship to the next level.
“I want to make a difference. I want to make history. I want to start a movement around the globe,” Hannah said in a New Year’s message played during a Remnant service on Jan. 6. That message was leaked by a current insider and provided to NewsChannel 5 Investigates.
“My mother started it, and I want to not only keep it going but to expand it around the globe in such an exponential level that anyone who sees it can pick it up and get it.”
Hannah, 42, assumed leadership of the church after her mother was killed in a plane crash in May 2021, along with her husband Joe Lara and five other Remnant leaders. Elizabeth’s husband, Brandon Hannah, was among those killed.