Draft:Elizabeth Hannah
American church leader
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Elizabeth Hannah is an American writer best known for being the daughter of Weigh Down Workshop & Remnant Fellowship Church founder, Gwen Shamblin Lara.[8][9] Hannah is the current leader of the church as the successor of her mother after her death in May 2021.[10][11]
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December 23, 1981
Elizabeth Hannah | |
|---|---|
 Hannah (middle row far right) with her mother, husband, brother, sister-in-law and all of their children in 2008. | |
| Born | Michelle Elizabeth Shamblin December 23, 1981 Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Other names | Elizabeth Shamblin Hannah[1] Elizabeth Hannah Kaufmann[2][3] Elizabeth Kaufmann[4] |
| Education | David Lipscomb High School |
| Spouse |
Brandon Hannah
(m. 2003; died 2021)Ryan Kaufmann (m. 2025) |
| Children | 5[a] |
| Mother | Gwen Shamblin[7] |
| Relatives | Joe Lara (stepfather) |
Early life and education
Hannah was born Michelle Elizabeth Shamblin on December 23, 1981 in Memphis, Tennessee to American author and dietitian, Gwen Shamblin (née Henley; 1955–2021)[12][13] and investor & trader, David Shamblin (1954–2023).[14][15] She has an older brother named Michael Shamblin (b. 1980) who is a musician and YouTuber.[16][17] Hannah along with her brother, sister-in-law[b], and husband Brandon attended David Lipscomb High School in Nashville, Tennessee with Hannah graduating in 2000.[18][19] Hannah was voted Homecoming Queen during her senior year.[20][21]
Career
Remnant Fellowshup Church leadership
Hannah was a participating member of her mother's church movement since it's formation in 1999 and, along with her brother, was in charge of numerous youth and adult groups within the church.[22][23] Hannah also performed music for the church along with her brother and other Remnant musicians.[24]
After her mother, step father, and husband's death on May 29, 2021, Hannah and her older brother Michael stated in June 2021 that they will both continue to lead Remnant Fellowship and continue their mother's legacy.[25][26]
Beginning during the "Feast of Tabernacles"[c] event in September 2021, Hannah stepped back from public appearances and began to call-in to church services and prerecord sermons.[27]
The first three episodes of the HBO Max series entitled The Way Down: God, Greed, and the Cult of Gwen Shamblin which is about the church she leads was released that same week on September 30, 2021 with the last two being released on April 28, 2022.[28][29]
In November 2021, six months after her mother, husband, and step-father's death, Hannah's brother Michael announced that he would be leaving Remnant Fellowship and he and his wife Erin were filing for divorce resulting in Hannah becoming the church's sole leader.[30][31][32]
In December 2021, Hannah began the "Give Love Project" which involves many volunteers from the church that help out at the Nashville Rescue Mission and the Franklin Fire Department with a partnership from Crumbl Cookies.[33][34][35]
Hannah revealed in a church call-in on August 6, 2022 that she believed that the HBO Max financial issues and merger with Warner Bros. Discovery was a "sign from God".[36]
Hannah stated in February 2024 that she was ready to "continue her mother's legacy" and "take the church to the next level."[37]
Beginning at the "Feast of Tabernacles" event on October 31, 2024, Hannah began appearing publicly at the church for the first time since September 2021.[38]
On November 6, 2024, a text thread was leaked of Hannah sending abusive text messages as well allegations of inappropriate behavior toward Remnant Fellowship members and leaders causing a select few long time members to leave the church.[39][40]
On November 16, 2024, a leaked audio of a private church meeting where Hannah called in to speak to the "Young Married" members revealed her responses to the allegations and rumors.[41]
On December 13, 2024, leaked audio was released from a zoom call that Hannah had with multiple church members and leaders.[42]
In January 2025, Hannah began a church service segment entitled, "Evenings of Encouragement".[43]
Books
Hannah has stated in February 2024 that she is in the process of writing a book about her mother.[44]
Personal life
Hannah married her husband Brandon Hannah on April 19, 2003 in a private ceremony at her mother's historic mansion entitled Ashlawn.[45] They lived in Brentwood, Tennessee with their three daughters and two sons.[46][47][48]
On April 13, 2012, Hannah's first born son died of SIDS at just under 5 months old.[49]
Hannah's husband was the founder of self named real estate company entitled Brandon Hannah Properties located in Franklin, Tennessee.[50][51]
Actor and musician, Joe Lara became her step-father after he married her mother on August 18, 2018 in a Remnant Fellowship Church wedding ceremony.[52][53][54]
The couple were members of Remnant Fellowship Church together along with their children up until Brandon's death due to a plane crash in May 2021 that also killed Hannah's mother, stepfather, and four other leaders of the church.[55][56][57]
As of September 2021, Hannah and her children currently live in Ashlawn, a historic mansion in Brentwood, Tennessee that was built in 1838 which was previously owned by her mother before her death as well as owning her late first husband's real estate business.[58][59][60]
Hannah's brother has stated in a May 2024 Youtube video that he believes that she is possibly suffers from an eating disorder.[61]
On January 2, 2025, Hannah became engaged to church member Ryan Kaufmann.[62][63] Their wedding ceremony took place on February 8, 2025.[64][65]
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