Weigh Down Ministries was established in the 1980s. It has been held in over 30,000 locations all over the world. It was originally considered one of the largest faith-based seminars in the world at one time.Joseph and Sonya Smith lost over 200 pounds through Weigh Down and were teaching classes weekly in their home in 2003. Dozens of participants visited their home each week for these seminar classes. It was one of these classes that was profiled on the Fox News Atlanta station just weeks before little Josef’s death.Click HERE for more information on Weigh Down Ministries.

