18-02-2025
John-Paul Miller's former Market Common church sold for $2 million
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — A former Market Common church that grabbed international headlines following the suicide of pastor John-Paul Miller's wife recently sold for more than $2 million, Horry County land records show.
Solid Rock Church, located at 803 Howard Ave., was transferred to Salem Woods Holdings LLC for $2.15 million on Feb. 13.
Miller did not immediately respond for comment but city spokeswoman Meredith Denari told News13 on Tuesday that if developers want to use the property for anything other than a church, it must be rezoned.
Solid Rock was emptied in early November — days after the FBI investigated Miller's Coldwater Circle home.
The church had been the site of weekly domestic violence awareness protests since Miller's estranged wife Mica died by suicide in April at the Lumber River State Park in Robeson County.
Timeline: The saga of John-Paul and Mica Miller
Controversy has followed John-Paul since because of allegations that he abused Mica before her death.
Before Solid Rock was dismantled, Miller filed for articles of incorporation for a new place of worship — Living Water Church at Market Common.
He also applied for federal (501)(c)(3) nonprofit status for Living Water. If the IRS approves and at some point, Living Water is dissolved, all of its assets would be distributed to St. Delight Pentecostal Church, a tiny Little River-based church where Miller's spiritual advisor Charles Randall is pastor.
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Adam Benson joined the News13 digital team in January 2024. He is a veteran South Carolina reporter with previous stops at the Greenwood Index-Journal, Post & Courier and The Sun News in Myrtle Beach. Adam is a Boston native and University of Utah graduate. Follow Adam on X, formerly Twitter, at @AdamNewshound12. See more of his work here.
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