Mansfield’s Thom Miller already had an interesting life story. A former Mafia enforcer and current pastor, the 60-year-old has had a journey Lifetime writes movies about. Now, he’s gaining even more attention for marrying a pregnant 19-year-old, with his current wife’s blessing of course.   

Teenage Reba and 44-year-old Belinda are now Miller’s sister wives, and both seem entirely keen on the arrangement. In a video shared by NewsNet5.com, the trio act delighted at their union. Though polygamy isn’t exactly legal in the state of Ohio, the marriage between Reba and Thom is only spiritual and therefore not recognized by the law.

Miller’s currently working on building a larger house for the three to share, with two wings — one for each wife. There, the wives will rotate nights with Miller, three days on and three days off. And though Miller claims Bible verses give him the right to multiple wives,  his brides are forbidden from attaining multiple husbands. 

A Cleveland native, Miller said he found God while in solitary confinement in prison, where he was serving time for stabbing a man in a bar fight. Once released, he began a ministry in Mansfield and married his wife Belinda in 2008. A member of that ministry, Reba knew Miller as a child. Luckily, it wasn’t until she was a legal adult that Belinda suggested to Miller that they expand their family by asking Reba to marry into it. 

Pregnant with Miller’s child, Reba is excited her baby will have two mothers, while Belinda, mother of seven, can’t wait to expand their family.  

No word yet on when TLC will cast them in a reality show. 

This article appears in Dec 2-8, 2015.

Brittany is a blogging intern who keeps the web up-to-date with news stories and blogs. Before her internship at Cleveland Scene, she wrote for the video game news site Revue Labs as well as oversaw Kent State University’s diversity publication Fusion Magazine. Brittany is originally from New Jersey but is currently residing in Kent, Ohio where she is finishing up her journalism degree at Kent State. She appreciates good coffee, good pizza and well-behaved cats.

5 replies on “60-Year-Old Mansfield Pastor Marries Teen Despite Already Being Married”

  3. Can we say major brainwashed? Wtf!!! This isn’t any better than a ” so called preacher ” brainwashing his followers into mass suicide because God told him he wanted them all to do so. The devil was an angel once to. He and his family are in NOT Christians. This makes me nauseous!!!!!

  5. I am the ex-mother in law of Belinda and I really wish that one of these reporters would ask where her children are that they mention in the video they made.

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