In a tragic story that has gripped the community, Mica Miller, a 30-year-old woman, tragically ended her life on April 27 at Lumber River State Park in North Carolina. The incident unfolded shortly after she had filed for divorce from her husband, John-Paul Miller, 44, a pastor. Mica had publicly discussed suffering abuse within her marriage, which led to her decision to end the relationship.
Mica was found deceased from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, just days after she served divorce papers to her husband. In the wake of her death, a waitress from South Carolina has come forward with unsettling revelations about Pastor Miller. According to the waitress, identified as Christiana, the pastor had been sending her inappropriate messages, including flirtatious comments and requests for “bikini pics,” despite still being married.
Christiana’s interactions with the pastor began when he left his phone number with a 50 percent tip after she served him at a restaurant. Christiana did some research before before texting the Pastor. Her suspicions about him being married were confirmed through a friend who had a terrible experience at his church.
“I was pretty aware of things from the beginning,” Christiana said. “I had some suspicions. There were there was some red flags. I did some research before I even texted him. And then after I did, I spoke with a friend of mine whose friend had a very negative experience, a mortifying experience really, with him and his Church.”
“I know that she witnessed some things that were not appropriate and faced some harassment when she tried to speak out about them,” the waitress said, adding that she was preparing to reach out to Miller’s wife to warn her.
The waitress said she took the opportunity because she felt like “we have a rampant problem in our country, and especially in our churches with this type of behavior. I feel that it needs to be brought to light. So, I saw an opportunity and I took it.”
The situation took an even more chilling turn after Mica’s death. When Christiana texted Pastor Miller to see if anything was new, his response was, “lots new, LOL, I’ll text later.” This casual and seemingly insensitive reaction was shared during an interview with NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas.
Prior to her tragic decision, Mica had sought to warn others about the dangers of staying in abusive relationships. She emphasized that one’s primary commitment should be to their own safety, asserting, “You are the bride of Christ before anybody else’s, male or female, it doesn’t matter what gender you are, abuse is abuse.”
Investigations following her death revealed that Mica had taken several steps indicating her intentions. She had visited a pawn shop to purchase a firearm and had made a distressing 911 call giving instructions on where her body could be found.
There were a lot of conspiracy theories in the community immediately following her death; however, the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that neither he nor Christiana were in the area at the time of Miller’s death.
Miller has since been fired from Solid Rock Church, where he was a pastor.
