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LifeWorks Church pastor Israel Ford revealed during a Sunday service that he has been married to a second wife, Minister Shakayla, for nearly three years.

Ford’s first wife, Lydia, introduced Shakayla as her “sister in marriage,” while Shakayla called the family dynamic “the will of God” and said she had gained from it.

A video of the Ohio congregation’s surprise announcement has since gone viral on social media.

In a wild video circulating on social media, a pastor from Ohio and his wife surprised their congregation by revealing that he’s secretly been in a polygamous marriage for three years.

Pastor Israel Ford of the LifeWorks Church in Cleveland, Ohio, has gone viral after he and his wife, Lydia, revealed their non-traditional romantic life during a recent service. “I want to share that… Prophet and I, we are living in what we would call a polygynous marriage,” said Lydia. “Our prophet, he has a second wife.…