The church set up by Mica Miller’s disgraced pastor husband has a total property value of at least $5.59 million, DailyMail.com can reveal.
And he has his own plane, a four-seater valued at $430,000, which is supposed to be used for missionary work, but which, according to flight records, has only made two trips all year.
Scrutiny has increased at Solid Rock Ministries in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, after it was revealed that church leaders plan to allow John-Paul Miller to return to the pulpit following allegations of “sexual encounters” with underage girls .
Last Sunday the congregation was only about 30 people, including children.
The allegations came to light after Mica’s suicide at Lumber River State Park in North Carolina on April 27. Her family claims John-Paul’s actions led her to shoot herself in the head.
Mica’s sister Sierra also filed legal documents accusing Miller and Solid Rock of “colluding” to “defraud and deprive” the 30-year-old of her fair share of property after she “sold” her home to the church. .
Public documents obtained by DailyMail.com show that Solid Rock Ministries was granted tax-exempt status in 2015, according to IRS filings.
The church has a multimillion-dollar portfolio and owns four properties with a total taxable value of $5.59 million.
Solid Rock Ministries in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, has a multi-million dollar portfolio and owns four properties with a total taxable value of $5.59 million.
Mica took her own life shortly after serving divorce papers on her husband John-Paul Miller, 44. Police ruled her death a suicide.
Mica’s husband, John-Paul Miller, shocked his congregation when he announced her death as a suicide at the end of a service at Solid Rock at Market Common Church in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Land records show Miller’s home address in Horry County is now owned by Solid Rock Ministries; He sold it to her in December 2023, two months after Mica initially filed for divorce and asked that the property be divided equally between them.
Sierra’s attorney filings accuse Miller of selling the property for $169,331.31, which they say is “significantly less” than the actual value of the property.
Records seen by DailyMail.com show the property’s taxable value is $240,000, about $70,000 more than Miller sold it for.
Mica’s sister, Sierra, filed legal documents accusing Miller and Solid Rock of ‘colluding’ to ‘defraud and deprive her sister of her fair share of property after he ‘sold’ his home to the church.
The church also owns three other properties and land, including the Faith First Academy school and the church building on Howard Avenue, Myrtle Beach.
Records show the new church is worth $1.93 million, and the ministry also owns 28.2 acres of land with a total value of $3.42 million, which was to be used to expand the school, according to a nearby sign. .
The church also registered a 2007 Cessna SR-22 with the FAA on May 9, after purchasing the plane in January 2023, which is estimated to be worth around $430,000.
Flight records show the four-seat plane has completed just two flights this year: one from Barrow County, Georgia, to Knoxville, Tennessee, in February and then from Knoxville to Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in April.
The pastor sent a series of disturbing text messages intimidating and threatening his wife and family during a bitter argument almost two years before their marriage broke up.
Authorities have considered Mica’s death a suicide.
Court documents filed in Horry County Family Court show that Mica’s sister, Sierra, is asking that the home Mica shared with Miller be returned to the marital estate, and that Miller provide proof that he did not try to hide it from her. money to Mica in the last three years. .
In her October filing, Mica requested that the couple’s assets be divided equally, since she “contributed to improvements” to the home, totaling $90,000, and asked Miller to pay her alimony, as well as their legal fees.
The documents revealed that the couple signed a ‘postnuptial agreement’ in February 2023, eight months before Mica began divorce proceedings, highlighting that there were problems in the marriage long before the documents were filed.
The church also registered this four-seat 2007 Cessna SR-22 with the FAA on May 9, after purchasing the plane in January 2023. It is estimated to be worth around $430,000.
Records seen by DailyMail.com show the taxable value of the Millers’ home is $240,000, about $70,000 more than Miller sold it for.
Records show the church is worth $1.93 million, and the ministry also owns 28.2 acres of land with a total value of $3.42 million.
Another property is worth $826,250, according to records obtained by DailyMail.com
Another document shows the church has a total of $2,599,380 in land.
Mica and Miller signed the agreement, drafted by the pastor’s attorney, where they agreed that their finances were separate, that they were both employees of Solid Rock Ministries and had signed the document “without coercion or distress.”
They agreed that Mica would waive her right to alimony and separate support, plus her home would be considered “non-marital property.”
He stated that before signing Mica he did not consult with a lawyer.
News of the church’s finances comes after Miller’s father broke his silence in a statement to DailyMail.com defending his son and calling Mica a “very sick young woman.”
The Robeson County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that in the early stages of the investigation they had contacted the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for assistance in investigating Mica’s death.
In a statement, the department said: ‘Based on information gathered during the investigation and jurisdictional reasons, the Sheriff’s Office has requested assistance from both agencies.
When DailyMail.com contacted the FBI office in Columbia, South Carolina, they confirmed that they had been in contact with the Robeson County, North Carolina Sheriff’s office, but were unable to provide any further information.
The investigation continues into John-Paul after it was revealed early Monday that he wrote a venomous email to his ex-wife before her death saying he wanted to “attack and cause pain.”
Mica’s family was quick to launch a Justice for Mica campaign following her suicide on April 27, claiming her husband’s actions pushed her to her death.
Miller is accused in court documents of grooming Mica for years before they were married, putting her in a hospital to steal her car and cheating on his first wife with underage parishioners.
In sworn statements filed by Mica’s family, they express concern about her relationship with Miller.
His family also posted online photos of abusive messages he sent them and Mica, threatening to show up at his sister’s house with a gun, DailyMail.com previously revealed.
The pastor gave an emotional 20-minute speech at a memorial service at Solid Rock Church on May 5.
Weeks before her death, Mica had shared a video talking about abuse within marriage when claims emerged that she was being harassed and “feared for her life.”
She said: ‘My heart is a little heavy today. I’ve had a lot of women contact me about abusive situations, and I just want to tell you what a lot of people have told me lately, because I think I forgot.
‘But you are the bride of Christ before anyone else, whether male or female, no matter what gender you are, abuse is abuse.’