A popular diet plan has spawned a church. Is it the path to permanent weight loss, or has it gone too far?

The leader of a Brentwood church and her followers are taking aim at a minister who has accused them of being a cult.

Members of Remnant Fellowship, a cult of Christianity, have filed a lawsuit against a Christian ministry that evaluates the teachings of the group and its founder, Gwen Shamblin.

NewsChannel 5 Investigates has uncovered new details about the death of 8-year-old Josef Smith. Those details — in a new indictment — point to some old questions about a Brentwood church’s firm beliefs about how to discipline children. Christian diet guru Gwen Shamblin has been enjoying a bit of a national comeback with appearances on the Today show and Fox News. Those appearances sidestepped questions about the Remnant Fellowship — the church she founded that some have called a cult.

Woman turns focus from food to God

The Remnant Fellowship church in Brentwood failed to get approval from the Brentwood City Commission this week to rezone its property to open a kindergarten.

A controversial Brentwood church is believed to be importing voters to the city and housing them — sometimes eight to a dwelling — in an attempt to influence the Brentwood City Commission election, which begins today with early voting in Franklin.

FRANKLIN — The leader of the Remnant Fellowship Church says her critics and police are using a child abuse investigation into an 8-year-old's death to bring down her ministry.

FRANKLIN — The Remnant Fellowship, a church that grew out of a Christian weight-loss program, preaches obedience and tough discipline for unruly children.

As they pore over boxes of materials seized from a faith-based weight-loss center last week, Franklin police are turning to the community for help.

Police are learning more about what happens at the Brentwood-base Remnant Fellowship church.

Detective not revealing purpose of police investigation

Franklin Police removed file boxes and flattened boxes after executing several search warrants in the 29-hour takeover of the Weigh Down Workshop headquarters.

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - Authorities raided the headquarters of a Christian weight loss program and church looking for evidence connected to the suspected child abuse death of an 8-year-old Georgia boy.

A murder investigation has brought officers from Georgia to Middle Tennessee. They're looking into a possible link between a child's death and a Williamson County religious movement.

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