Female pastor announces her ‘prophet’ husband has married a second woman… then calls her onto stage to introduce herself

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.’

Ohio pastor and self-proclaimed ‘prophet’ Israel Ford stunned his followers by announcing his marriage to his pastor wife Lydia (left) had become polygynous with a minister at their church, Shakayla Talley (right)