A PASTOR, A SECOND WIFE? Israel Ford’s viral marriage announcement reopens questions about a 2020 domestic-violence conviction and the power pastors hold over those they lead.

C & P Newswire

CLEVELAND — The video went viral. The questions are only beginning.

Pastor Israel Ford, 47, of the LifeWorks Church in the Cleveland area, recently stunned his congregation and social media audiences by publicly introducing Minister Shakayla Ford, 28, as his “second wife.”

The announcement was made during a church service by Ford’s first wife, Lydia Ford, who described Shakayla as her “sister in marriage.” Ford subsequently said publicly that he and…