"ydia Ford shocked the church's congregation in Cleveland, Ohio, by bringing her 'sister in marriage' up onto the stage to announce the new relationship"
Posted on 10/26/2026 12:49:29 PM PDT by DFG
An Ohio pastor stunned her church congregation as she announced that her self-proclaimed 'prophet' husband had married a second wife.
Lydia Ford, 45, the pastor of LifeWorks Church in Cleveland, Ohio, revealed to her flock that she and her husband Israel Ford, 47, had begun a polygynous marriage with another minister at their church, Shakayla Talley, 28.
'And I want to share that, know, Prophet and I, you know, we are living even right now in what we would call a polygynous marriage,' Lydia told her church.
'My husband, our prophet, he has a second wife. Y’all know her. Y’all love her. Y’all benefit from her ministry every week.'
Lydia then welcomed her 'sister in marriage' onto the stage, and Talley admitted to the congregation that she understood they would have 'questions.'
She described the reveal as an 'elephant in the room' as the church sat silently, and conceded that she could tell 'people have comments and concerns.'
'But I want to address that it is amazing to know that this is the will of God,' she said, as Israel and Lydia stood around her, adding that the trio are 'family.'
The LifeWorks Church was founded by Israel, real name James, in 2009, and the self-described 'prophet' claims to give his followers 'deliverance and miraculous healings.'
It is unclear if Israel officially married Talley or if his references to her being his 'wife' were meant as a ceremonial opening up of his marriage.
In Ohio, state law prohibits entering into another marriage while a previous legal marriage remains in force in the eyes of authorities.
Polygyny differs from polygamy, which is the umbrella term for marriage involving multiple spouses, in that it refers specifically to one man married to multiple wives at the same time
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"ydia Ford shocked the church's congregation in Cleveland, Ohio, by bringing her 'sister in marriage' up onto the stage to announce the new relationship"
Poor b@stard.
Sacrilege.
Also, ew gross.
I know a throuple — two women, one man.
Polygamy is going to get bigger and bigger. The Muslims will have a big influence on this, but it’s not just them. With the Supreme Court legalizing same-sex marriage I don’t really see how this can be stopped.
Anybody in that congregation that did not get up and walk out is lost as lost can be.
Looks like a couple of elephants in the room.
I know a muslim throuple, but it’s one woman and two guys.
Alrighty, then...
“The LifeWorks Church was founded by Israel, real name James, in 2009, and the self-described ‘prophet’ claims to give his followers ‘deliverance and miraculous healings.”
Theres a WHOLE lot wrong in that sentence.
I suspect that this is a set up for a Sister Wives spin off on TLC?
“Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves.”
Matthew 7:15NIV
An Ohio pastor stunned her church congregation....
I stopped reading right there.
Next week, the home movies.....
I don’t care what consenting adults to with each other.
Just don’t make me pay for it.
Eliminate all Religious tax exemptions.
Treat everyone, and every property the same.
Polygamy is a broad umbrella term for any marriage or committed union involving more than two spouses at the same time. Polygyny is a specific type of polygamy where one man is married to two or more wives simultaneously.
Polyandry(one wife, multiple husbands), and group marriage (multiple husbands and wives).
The Mistake on the Lake.
Looks like dude has made two mistakes. On the lake.
If a couple is 2 people, a threesome is 3 people and a foursome is 4 people, what is one person called? “Hand-some”
Female Pastor (+ “Prophet Husband”) = Turn and run
Prophets….gettin’ people laid since 622.
Soon to be legal in the US the way things are going. Why not? Its more Biblical than two dudes marrying each other.
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