# Ohio pastor introduces husband’s partner as her sister in marriage

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/female-pastor-announces-her-prophet-husband-has-married-a-second-woman-then-calls-her-onto-stage-to-introduce-herself/
- Published: 2026-10-26T16:00:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-26T16:21:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16239455/Israel-Ford-wife-LifeWorks-polygamy-church-Ohio-prophet.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, Entertainment, Geopolitics, Government, Middle East, Music, Politics, World

## Key points

- Lydia Ford announced her husband’s relationship with church minister Shakayla Talley.
- Israel Ford defended the polygynous arrangement on religious grounds.
- The article says it is unclear whether the second marriage is legally registered.

## Summary

Ohio pastor Lydia Ford told her Cleveland congregation that she and her husband, Israel Ford, were entering a polygynous relationship with fellow church minister Shakayla Talley, whom she introduced as her “sister in marriage”. The announcement drew a silent reaction from the congregation and renewed attention to the church and the couple’s religious claims.

Israel defended the arrangement on social media, arguing that a man having only one wife is “unbiblical” and saying he would accept people leaving the church over it. The article says it is unclear whether he and Talley have legally married; Ohio law prohibits marrying someone else while a legal marriage remains in force. Israel and Lydia founded LifeWorks Church in 2009, and Talley had previously been praised by Lydia as a “chosen little sister”.

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