January 2023

• According to a police report, Mica Miller stated that she and her husband, John-Paul “JP” Miller, a pastor at Solid Rock Church, had separated. The couple had been married since 2018.
• Mica’s friends said she led the women’s ministry and worship team at the same church.

October 8, 2023

• The couple officially filed for divorce, according to court records.

February 8, 2024 

• Mica was involuntarily hospitalized for 48 hours, according to a report from the Myrtle Beach Police Department.

February 10, 2024

• Mica was discharged from the hospital.
• Hospital staff informed Mica that John-Paul had reportedly picked up her purse and car keys while she was hospitalized.
• Mica returned to the Walmart Neighborhood Market parking lot, where she had left her car, only to find that it was gone.

February 21, 2024

• Mica reported to police that she believed John-Paul fraudulently initiated her “involuntary” hospitalization and stole her car while she was receiving treatment.
• Mica Miller told the officer that she had known John-Paul since she was 10 years old and claimed that he “groomed” her while she worked for him at Solid Rock Church until they married in 2018.
• When the officer reached out to John-Paul, he stated that Mica suffered from “episodes” on an annual basis around Christmas time. He alleged that she would spend large amounts of money when she stopped taking her prescribed medication.
• Since the car was considered marital property and they were still legally married, no charges were filed.

March 11, 2024

• Horry County Police Department reports indicate Mica called the police after discovering that her tire had been slashed with a piece of metal. It was later identified as a tire deflation device available for purchase online.
• Mica named a potential suspect as he soon to be ex-husband John Paul Miller, but investigators stated that there was insufficient evidence to prove the man was involved.
• Later that day, Mica reported that the same suspect approached her at a gas station. She told him she did not want to speak with him. When she pulled out her phone to record, the suspect drove away.
• The same suspect later showed up at the East Coast Honda dealership, where she was getting her car fixed. 
• Mechanics at the dealership found a tracking device on her car, according to police reports.
• Mica reported that she was trying to obtain a restraining order at the local magistrate’s office because she was “afraid for her life.”
• A Magistrate Summons was issued for both Mica and John-Paul Miller to appear for a bench trial on March 26, 2024, regarding a civil case (Mica Miller v. John-Paul Miller), in which Mica sought a restraining order

March 13, 2024

• Someone at Solid Rock Church filed a police report alleging that Mica transferred donation funds from the church’s Zelle and Cash App accounts to her personal bank account.
• The donations were intended for the church’s 501(c)(3) organization called Dare to Care Mission, which was meant to fund a mission in Jebrock, Kenya.
• The report alleged that $1,199 was transferred to Mica’s personal account.
• The report concluded with, “An investigation will follow.” However, it is unclear whether the investigation was completed.
• Police later stated that there was insufficient evidence to pursue charges.

March 26, 2024

• A bench trial was held in the civil case Mica Miller v. John-Paul Miller, where Mica sought a restraining order. 

April 26, 2024

• John-Paul Miller and Susan his alleged romantic partner were not in North Carolina on April 26 or
  
• John-Paul traveled to Charleston, SC, for a sporting event.
  His whereabouts were verified through eyewitnesses and license plate readers.
  John-Paul stayed overnight in Charleston before returning to Myrtle Beach the next day.
• While traveling to and from Charleston, he was accompanied by other people.

April 27, 2024

The Day of Mica’s Death Mica Miller’s Whereabouts and Timeline of Events Morning and Early Afternoon

• 10:13 a.m. Mica is seen on her Ring camera leaving her residence on Margarita Drive in Myrtle Beach.
• 11:00 a.m. Mica returns home and is seen on her Ring camera arriving at her residence.
• 11:38 a.m. Mica is seen on her Ring camera leaving her residence again.
• 12:12 p.m. Mica enters Dick’s Pawn Shop at 1852 Mr. Joe White Avenue in Myrtle Beach.
• 12:13 p.m. Mica purchases a firearm.
• 12:34 p.m. Mica exits Dick’s Pawn Shop after purchasing the weapon and ammunition.
• 1:06 p.m. Mica’s black Honda Accord is seen traveling on Highway 501 near Four Mile Road in Conway.
• 1:27 p.m. Mica’s black Honda Accord arrives at 41 Grocery and Grill on Highway 41 in Mullins.
• 1:35 p.m. Mica purchases a drink and gas before leaving the store. Afternoon – 911 Call & Search

Afternoon – 911 Call and Search Efforts

• 2:54 p.m. Mica makes a 911 call, asks if her phone can be tracked, and then “threatens suicide.” A 911 call is made from an 843-area code number. She threatens suicide before hanging up. The telecommunication attempts to call Mica back multiple times but is unable to reach her. (WARNING: The 911 call discusses suicide and may be distressing for some listeners.)
• 3:03 p.m. – Robeson County deputies are dispatched to Lumber River State Park for a well-being check and to locate Mica.
• 3:05 p.m. – Deputies make contact with the Lumber River State Park superintendent.
• 3:20 p.m. – Deputies request a phone ping to locate Mica’s device.
• 3:31 p.m. – Deputies arrive at Lumber River State Park and begin searching alongside State Park rangers.
• 3:33 p.m. – The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office Aviation Division dispatches Air3 sUAV drones to aid in the search.
• 3:42 p.m. – Verizon is contacted to request an updated phone location ping.
• 3:50 p.m. – Detectives using the Air3 sUAV drone arrive at the park
• A fisherman approaches detectives, stating that he found a bag with Mica’s ID inside.
• The fisherman tells investigators that he heard crying and then a gunshot before finding the bag about two feet from the water’s edge.

Discovery of Mica’s Body

• 4:23 p.m. A fisherman on a kayak calls 911 after finding a body in the water. Deputies secure the area to begin their investigation. • 5:30 p.m. – The Chief of Detectives for RCSO arrives at the location.
• 5:30 p.m. The Chief of Detectives for RCSO arrives at the scene.
• 5:54 p.m. Crime Scene Investigators (CSI) recover a Sig Sauer handgun in the water and a box of ammunition in Mica’s vehicle.
• The medical examiner is contacted.
• CSI technicians photograph the area, including Mica’s vehicle.
• Investigators collect items of evidence from both Mica’s car and the scene.
• 7:11 p.m. The firearm is located in the water.

Inside Mica’s Honda Accord, investigators find:

• A Sig Sauer gun case on the passenger seat.
• A box of ammunition in the center console.
• A receipt for the handgun purchase from the pawn shop.
• A receipt from a convenience store (both receipts are dated April 27, 2024).
• The serial number on the recovered weapon matches the gun case found in Mica’s car.

John-Paul Miller’s Whereabouts

• John-Paul Miller’s Whereabouts
• Investigators confirmed that John-Paul Miller was not in North Carolina on the day before or the day of Mica’s death.
• John-Paul attended a sporting event in Charleston on April 26 and stayed overnight.
• He returned to Myrtle Beach on April 27 and was with other people during his travel.
• Investigators verified his whereabouts through eyewitnesses and license plate readers.
• April 27- The Robeson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that he drove back to Myrtle Beach the following day and was seen with others while traveling to and from the event.

Aftermath of Mica’s Death

• Mica’s family met with deputies to discuss their investigation findings. 
• John-Paul Miller requested that the Robeson County Sheriff’s Office meet with him in South Carolina, but Sheriff Burnis Wilkins declined to travel outside their jurisdiction.
  

May 1, 2024

• Leaders at Solid Rock Church file a police report due to an influx of “harassing” messages following Mica’s death.

May 2, 2024

• John-Paul Miller gives an interview to WPDE, describing Mica’s struggles with mental health.
• Mica’s sister, Sierra Francis, applies to be the special administrator of Mica’s estate.
• Sierra claims Mica had experienced “abuse and violence” from John-Paul.

May 3, 2024

• The Horry County Probate Court appoints Sierra Francis as the special administrator of Mica’s estate.

May 5, 2024

• Friends and family rally outside Solid Rock Church.
• John-Paul Miller holds a memorial service at Solid Rock Church.
  
• Mica’s family holds a separate memorial service in North Myrtle Beach.
• Miller was reportedly released from ministerial functions at the church. More recently, the Rev. Charles Randall, listed on the church website as a spiritual adviser and mentor, allegedly clarified that Miller had not been fired. Randall declined to comment

May 6, 2024

• The medical examiner rules Mica’s death a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

May 7, 2024

• Robeson County Sheriff’s Office releases:
• 911 call
• Security footage 

May 10, 2024

• John-Paul Miller petitions to be the fiduciary of Mica’s estate.

May 13, 2024

• Robeson County Sheriff’s Office announces that they have requested assistance from the FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office regarding the Mica Miller investigation. Next Scheduled Court Date

June 5, 2024

• Family court hearing related to Mica’s motion for temporary relief in the divorce proceedings.

February 25, 2025

• A lawsuit was filed accusing Pastor JP Miller of SA a 15-year-old church member in 1998 and SA her again in 2023. The complaint also lists JP’s father Wayne Miller as co-defendant, as well as all of the Millers’ churches.

1997

• JP graduated high school
• he enrolled at Horry Georgetown Technical College. Where he took public speaking as an elective course Because standing up in front of a crowd always interested him.

February 8, 1998

• JP hit a woman twice with his vehicle at a high rate of speed.

February 11, 1998.

• The indictment charged Miller with hitting a woman twice with his vehicle at a high rate of speed on February 8.
• His bond was set at $5,000 and he was released the same day. When the case went before S.C. circuit court

June, 1998

• At the hearing JP Miller did not contest the charge.

September 26, 1998

• John Paul Miller, 19, of 1859 Southwood Drive, Myrtle Beach, found guilty of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. The court ordered a restitution hearing and Miller received a suspended sentence of four years – three years of probation, 500 hours of community service and an order to pay court fees.

February 26, 2000

• JP and Alison married at Cathedral Baptist in Myrtle Beach.

During this time, they have four children, two of whom are now emancipated, and two minors (A.M., born in 2008, and S.M., born in 2009). Alison Williams and John-Paul Miller are married for approximately 16 years.

April 13, 2003 

John-Paul Miller is found guilty of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and knowingly causing property damage in excess of $300.

February 28, 2005

 John-Paul Miler is charged with domestic assault/battery and bodily harm.

2006

JP started Solid Rock Ministries

2007

• Solid Rock Ministries moved to a converted warehouse on Forestbrook Road in 2007
• 2007 Mica Miller moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina in 2007, with her mom, step-dad and siblings.

2009

• Mica began to attend JP’s Church 

October 13, 2009

• Birth of daughter SK Miller (JP and Ali)

2010

• Church moved into a larger building down Forestbrook Road from 2010-2012

2012

• purchased and renovated a chapel on the former Myrtle Beach Air Base near the Market Common area in 2012
• Mica Miller is married to Jeremy Deas. John Paul officiating their wedding

January of 2013

• they held their first service in a newly renovated facility

August 8, 2015

• Leslie Ann Miller filed for divorce Reginald W Miller – Leslie Ann Miller VS Reginald Wayne Miller

2015:

• J.P. is the pastor of Solid Rock Ministries, and Alison serves as his assistant in pastoral duties.
• Alison discovers J.P. is having an adulterous affair with their former nanny, Mica Miller, who joined their church at age 15, was married to J.P.’s best friend (also on church staff), and served as the church worship leader at the time of the affair.
• J.P. admits to Alison that, in addition to the affair with Mica, he has employed prostitutes and been sexually inappropriate with several underage female members of Solid Rock Ministries. He blames his behavior on childhood sexual abuse by his father, Reginald Wayne Miller.
• The church requests J.P. enroll in an extensive sexual addiction program, but, to Alison’s knowledge, he never complies.
• The affair causes significant disruption and the church council, believing new bylaws were in place, votes for J.P. to temporarily step down as head pastor to seek treatment for his self-reported sexual addictions.
• J.P. claims the new bylaws are invalid and asserts 100% decision-making authority under the old bylaws. This revelation causes most of the congregation to leave Solid Rock Ministries, and J.P. begins operating the church solely under his direction, recruiting new members.
• Alison contacts the underage female church members J.P. admitted to being inappropriate with, encouraging them to come forward. However, they are too scared to report him to the police or testify in court.
• Alison attempts to report J.P.’s actions to the police, but officials reportedly dismiss her claims, citing J.P.’s status as a well-known pastor and their ongoing divorce, leaving her with limited proof to hold him accountable.
• Mica’s husband filed for divorce. 

October 30, 2015:

• Alison Filed The Final Order in their divorce case (2015-DR-26-2210), establishing custody, child support, and alimony arrangements. The order includes restricted daytime visitation for J.P. with their daughter due to safety concerns.

2016:

• Alison and J.P.’s divorce is finalized
• J.P. marries Mica Miller, his former paramour, following their divorce.
• Mica, who had become close to Alison’s family before the affair, is seen as a “safety net” for the children during J.P.’s visitation periods, despite ongoing tension. The children struggle with anger and disappointment toward J.P. and occasionally refuse visitation.
• In 2016, Mica’s divorce from Jeremy Allen Deas was finalized.

July 2016

• Ali removed from the church website. 

2017

• JP claimed he cant afford child support and alimony, in court filings he claimed the ‘stress of finances is unbearable’, claiming to have borrowed $20,000 from friends. In 2017 Ali filed an affidavit, “he had previously admitted to both me and our congregation, that he had an addiction to prostitution,” She also added, “He had also confessed to me and other staff members of the church that he had sexual encounters with young females from the church, who were under the age of sixteen.”
• The matter was ultimately resolved with Miller agreeing to pay alimony and child support to his ex-wife.

November 7, 2017,

• Mica’s family: Nathaniel and Victoria got engaged at the church

2021

• J.P. and Mica’s marriage deteriorates, placing the children in the middle of severe marital discord.
• J.P. preaches sermons disparaging Mica, claiming she has mental health issues, and has her committed to a mental hospital. The children experience inconsistency, with J.P. calling Mica “crazy” one day and her appearing fine the next, causing emotional instability.
• Alison observes physical damage in J.P. and Mica’s home (e.g., holes in walls, hinges off doors, negative affirmations about Mica taped to walls) when picking up their daughter, reinforcing safety concerns. J.P. agrees it’s unsafe for the children to stay overnight and limits visitation to picking them up from school and taking them to dinner.
• J.P. begins a relationship with Suzie, the mother of a boy on their son’s soccer team, using their son to facilitate time with Suzie, causing embarrassment for the children.
• Alison confronts J.P. and Suzie, demanding it stop.
• Suzie’s husband allegedly confronts J.P. about leaving his wife and children alone, two weeks before drowning in an alleged accident. J.P. calls Alison, upset and asking for prayer after the drowning, which Alison finds “bizarre.”

September 6, 2021

• John-Paul’s alleged girlfriend Suzie Skinner’s husband drowns at a community pool. Chris was wheelchair bound after a drunk driving accident. He reportedly fell into the pool and drowned. His death was ruled an accidental drowning.

May 31, 2022

• John Paul Miller received a pardon for the charges of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature in 1998 conviction.
• J.P.’s mental health reportedly spirals, with him engaging in bizarre behavior, including buying guns and a gun safe (despite being a convicted felon), and obtaining a special police badge labeled “pastor” with help from a police chief from the church to avoid legal trouble if pulled over.

J.P. informs Alison he’s too mentally unstable to pick up the children for visitation, which Alison sees as safer but still concerning.

January 2023

• according to Mica’s police reported they are separated.

February 2023

• Mica and Miller both signed a ‘postnuptial agreement’ drafted by the pastor’s lawyer, where they agreed that their finances were separate, were both employed by Solid Rock Ministries, signed the document ‘without coercion or distress’. They agreed that Mica would waive her right to seek alimony, and separate support, as well as their home being rules ‘non-marital property.’ It stated that prior to signing Mica did not consult with an attorney. Part of the contract was a ‘no adverse contact order’ (NACO), which banned both of them from ‘stalking of following’ the other. Mica and Miller also agreed that they would not ‘speak negatively of Solid Rock Ministries’ and would ‘keep their personal life confidential.
• Mica seeks Alison’s advice on escaping J.P., who was trying to have her committed again.
• Alison learns from Mica (before her death) about the dangers the children faced in J.P.’s care, including recordings and text messages verifying this information.

March 18, 2023

• Mica went home to Wichita, Kansasand attended a life. church west of Wichita in Wichita, Kansas https://www.facebook.com/reel/922333295575726

March 23, 2023,

• Mica sent a text to her friend in Wichita saying “It’s a miracle, my husband has asked me to come home and be reconciled! I’m leaving today”

April 1, 2023,

• Nat (Mica’s brother) have received an email from John-Paul Miller, stating that he knew no reason for divorce, but wanted a separation and gave reasons why.

April 3, 2023,

• Nate forwarded an email from JP to Mica dated April 1, 2023, to an email address that did not appear to be Mica’s.’
• April Mica lost her voice and was unable to sing and had to go a few of those weeks without even speaking

May 4, 2023

• Mica sings on stage for the first time https://youtu.be/Oo8sHMpab3E?si=Yl7GzIyNrgGpfOQ1

September, 2023

• JP read an “apology” letter to church board members explaining that the couple had separated – and admitting that he had been exchanging text messages with the daughter of a couple who were members of the church.
• JP is also said to have informed the board that he and Mica had agreed they could “see other people” while they were separated – a claim more than a few of the board members questioned.

October 3, 2023

• Mica purchased 2019 Honda Accord VIN: 1HGCV1F1XKA157697

October 9, 2023

• Mica Miller filed for divorce from JP

October 15 through October 27, 2023,

• Mica traveled for a church mission to Kenya. Mica recently shipped some of her personal items to Kenya in preparation for her stay there.

October 22, 2023

• JP uploads his sermon to YouTube where he says he’s seeing a psychiatrist for a VERY deep depression, has been taking lithium, and has suicidal thoughts.

December 24, 2023

• John-Paul Miller sells his house to Solid Rock Church. (Deed of 246 Cold Water Circle)

December 31, 2023

• Church is expanding https://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article283686518.html

February 4, 2024

• Pastor John-Paul preaches a sermon on Korah and Moses and how it’s wrong to rise against religious leaders.

February 6, 2024

• Mica leaves this voicemail to JP: “Hey honey. Uhh, hope I’m talking to my husband. I never should have left you. I never should have abandoned you when you were trying to work things out. I never should’ve put anybody else before you. I love you. At this point, I don’t even know who my husband is because I don’t have a paper trail. I don’t have a copy of my marriage license and where it was filed and proof that I am married to who the world thinks I’m married to, who I think I’m married to. I don’t even know anymore. I’m getting tax records from Mica Francis, Mica Miller, I don’t even know what my last name is. I know I’m Mica Acacia, I know I’m that. My parents gave me those two names. That’s on my original birth certificate. Still is today. But I don’t know who I belong to under God and legally anymore, because I don’t have a paper trail. And that’s important because if you get put on life support, if you are mentally unable or unfit to run the church, I need to know the paper trail. Who’s in charge? We got a lot of assets, a lot of money to guard. This is not our money, it’s God’s money. Whose money was that before God? He put it in the pocket to people, and then those people gave it to us and entrusted us with God’s money, in God’s house, to do as God wishes. But I don’t know who steers the boat anymore, and that concerns me. I’d like a paper trail. I don’t feel like that’s too much to ask from the First Lady, or maybe the First Lady of Solid Rock, in case something happens to you. I love you. This isn’t to harm you. I love you. Bye.” –

February 8, 2024

• Mica was admitted to Waccamaw Mental Health facility.

February 10, 2024,

• Mica was released from the hospital. According to affidavits from Mica’s family, John-Paul Miller removes Mica’s possessions from the home they shared while she was in Waccamaw Mental Health Facility and left them at the apartment of Dianna Niosi. While mica was in the facility, JP allegedly removed documents of abuse and fraud that Mica had been collecting from her digital file and locked her out of Facebook, iCloud, and other social media. He then makes posts pretending to be her.

February 13, 2024

• The divorce case Mica filed was dismissed, by consent order.

February 15, 2024

• JP called to report Mica stealing money from a mission account and 1200 from the church.

February 21, 2024,

• Mica made a police report stating that JP took her car and refused to return it.

February 23, 2024

• Pastor John-Paul files Motion for Temporary Relief.

February 24, 2024

• after being fired by JP, Victoria is looking for a job (babysitting)

February 25, 2024

• In another sermon to his congregation Pastor John-Paul says a mentally ill person doesn’t know they’re sick. “You have to trust people around you. The thing that’s sick is your mind and your mind is what you need to realize that you’re sick.”

March 3, 2024

• JP called police to report Mica stealing funds for the trip to Kenya

March 7, 2024

• Mica’s sister, Sierra Francis, posts, “Friendly reminder: My sister Mica DOES NOT have access to her phone, email, fb, OR charity account. She is not making these posts or sharing them.

March 10, 2024

• Pastor John-Paul preaches a sermon and reveals he went through two years of messages on his wife’s phone. He found that 18 people reached out saying to her, “If you ever want to talk about your husband you can talk to me and I’ll keep it confidential.” Visibly upset, the Pastor followed up with, “That’s a demon talking…”
• Pastor John-Paul says to his congregation, “One thing I’m going to preach about is gettin’ rich, strong, healthy, and finding a hot wife that loves Jesus.” … while wearing his wedding ring.
• Pastor John-Paul tells his congregation that his wife was in the hospital and as soon as she got out, she left him. “She gets out and she just leaves. Just completely leaves me. Leaves everything, drains the bank account and just goes. Guess what? While you’re talking bad about me out there I’m building a school in Africa for over a hundred kids to be able to be fed.”

March 11, 2024

• Mica made a police report According to the documents

Miller reported to police that a razor blade was placed in her tire at the Springmaid Pier. She claimed this was the second time a razor had deflated her tire within that week. The report said that as Miller was leaving the pier, she heard a pop and noticed metal protruding from her tire. The responding officer said the metal was a tire deflation device that could be bought online.

• later in the day: Mica called Police:

she said that while at the gas station, the suspect in the incident pulled up next to her pump trying to talk to her. She told him to go away and that she did not want to talk, per the report. When she pulled out her phone to record, the suspect reportedly sped off. Mica then left the gas station to go back to East Coast Honda, where the suspect also showed up. While an officer was standing with Miller, she received a no-caller ID call, which ended up being the suspect, the officer noted in the report. The suspect was advised that the victim does not want any further contact and if he proceeds then warrants may be written up. The suspect acknowledged the advisory, police said. After the officer left, Miller contacted him to say the mechanics found a tracking device on her vehicle. About an hour later, Miller also notified the officer that she was at the Magistrate’s office to get a restraining order. The officer requested to meet her to get the GPS device, to which Miller agreed. While out front of the Magistrate’s office with Miller, the officer saw a white Honda Accord slowly drive by and Miller said it was the suspect in her car driving by. The vehicle then sped up and drove away, the report concluded.

• March 11, 20240R2610400013, Restraining Order paperwork was filed, and the court date was scheduled for March 26..

March 12, 2024

• Pastor John-Paul request for Separate Maintenance and Support was dismissed. There’s no explanation as to why.

March 13, 2024

• JP reports to the Police Mica stole money from the church accounts

March 17, 2024

• Pastor John-Paul tells a story of a Pastor whose wife left him for a member of his staff.

The pastor had to hire a third party company to find her. Once he found her, divorce papers were drawn up. When the time came to sign the papers, the Pastor couldn’t do it because, “Bible says divorce is wrong…” and if she wanted out she would have to leave him.

• In a Facebook post made by Mica’s sister, Sierra Francis, says she keeps an eye on her phone, “…for fear of my sisters safety due to others behaviors towards her.” She goes on to mention the sermon from March 17th and calls He out the congregation of Solid Rock Church.

March 18, 2024

• First Facebook Post- Mica posts a video encouraging others. She says, “I’m just making sure my heart doesn’t have any unforgiveness, bitterness, resentment… Just forgiveness and hope for the future… and peace.” – March 18, 2024 Mica and her family at the Crave restaurant

March 22, 2024

• Mica posts another video suggesting she was being abused physically and mentally. She also says, “God hates divorce. But how does God feel about abuse?” She also suggests her husband forced her to take illegal drugs. 

March 23, 2024,

• Mica is singing at the JP’s church – Biggest honor of my life to share a stage with # Cain

March 27, 2024

• JP filed a police report to report complaining of the harassment he received from Mica and her family. Unfounded

March 29, 2024

• JP meets with LE in regards of accusation of theft against Mica

March 31, 2024

• Mica baptized at Valorous Church

April 15, 2024

• Mica filed a police report on finding tracking device and slashed tired. Later that day, Mica forwarded her brother Nate an email from JP Miller dated April 15, to her correct email address. In that email JP apologizes to Mica for the tires and causing damage to her vehicle and he wrote When someone hurts me, I try to hurt them back rather than forgive.” and “instead of me forgiving you…. I just attack and try to cause pain.” – April 16 – Mica files for Separate Maintenance and Support.

April 23 2024

• A hearing notice was sent out for Mica’s request. A court date for June 5th was set. – April 25 Mica forwarded a family group text message notifying us that JP Miller was served the divorce papers on April 25, 2024.Mica files a restraining order – April 26, Friday at 9:19 She texted a friend and made plans to meet them for Sunday services 

April 27, 2024

• Mica Miller is found dead.

April 28, 2024

• Pastor John-Paul announces to his congregation, at the end of service, that his wife was dead and it was, “self induced.” He also reminds the congregation of her mental illness.
• April 28th – Mica’s sister, Sierra Francis, posts on Facebook saying, “Don’t listen to the false stories being told about her (Mica).”

April 30, 2024

• Mica’s body was released to her husband JP Miller

May 2, 2024

• In an interview with ABC 15, John-Paul Miller says, “She was probably the greatest wife anyone could ask for.” He also, once again, points out her mental illness.

May 2, 2024

• Robeson County Sheriff’s Office said they started an investigation at Lumber River State Park, where she died, to determine the cause of her death.

May 3, 2024

• Sister filed an application for appointment of special administrator.

May 3, 2024

• states he was also a member of Solid Rock, where both John-Paul and Mica worked, for several years until he left the congregation due to the behaviors he observed.

May 5, 2024

• Protesters gather outside of John-Paul Miller’s church, demanding justice for Mica. – May 6, 2024 – North Carolina medical examiner ruled Mica’s death a suicide.

May 7, 2024

• Mica Miller’s 911 call, along with surveillance photos, are released by Robeson County Sheriff’s Department. Mica purchased a firearm at a local Pawn Shop and drove to a National Park where she commits suicide.
• Rev Randal relived Pastor Miller of his duties. Relieved of duty means you don’t have that specific job but your still employed. ‘’I, Charles Randall, by the authority vested in me as overseer, hereby release Pastor John-Paul Miller from all ministerial functions for a time of healing, counsel, and guidance, pursuant to our governing instrument.”

May 9, 2024

• Russell B. Long, the attorney for John-Paul Miller, releases a statement denying all accusations. He also reminds people of Mica’s mental illness and says his client has been exonerated of any wrong doing once police determined the cause of death. He says JPM is trying to live in peace and mourn the death of his wife.

May 10, 2024

• video released by Ty Longerbeam on Facebook of John-Paul Miller is seen laying on the lawn of what is believed to be his ex-wife’s yard. In the video, you can hear JPM say, “I just want to tuck my kids in at night

2024:

Mica Miller dies under suspicious circumstances, reported as a gunshot wound to the head. J.P. delivers a sermon hours after her death, using manipulative rhetoric to maintain control over the congregation.

• Following Mica’s death, Alison requests J.P. not see the children, initially allowing phone calls and texts. However, J.P.’s inappropriate discussions with the children about suing people and becoming a millionaire, combined with national media attention and social media threats against J.P., lead Alison to seek no contact, believing it’s in the children’s best interest.
• Alison files a verified Complaint and Motion for an ex parte Order and Expedited Temporary Hearing (case number 2024-DR-26-) to modify custody, child support, and alimony, requesting sole custody, suspension of J.P.’s contact with the children, and a psychological/parental fitness examination for J.P.
• She submits this affidavit (dated around 2024, based on the case number) to support her motion, citing J.P.’s mental instability, deviant sexual addictions, suicidal ideations, and the children’s exposure to danger and emotional harm.
• Alison requests a Guardian ad Litem to investigate the children’s best interests and additional relief, including restraining orders and attorney fees.

1970

• Reginald Wayne Miller (RWM) begins his ministerial journey in Florence, South Carolina

1971

• Susan Miller, then a high school student, meets Reginald Wayne Miller (“Wayne”) when she visits his church, Evergreen United Methodist, in South Carolina, and hears him speak. She begins attending a community prayer meeting where she is asked to speak, and Wayne, also present, shows interest in her, noticing her attractiveness.

1972

• Susan graduates from high school and enrolls at Winthrop College. During her second year at college (1972–1973), Wayne contacts her mother to obtain her phone number and asks her out on a date, initiating their romantic relationship.
• Reginald Wayne Miller founds the Florence Tabernacle Church, marking the start of his religious leadership in Florence, South Carolina.

1973:

• During her third year at Winthrop College (likely 1973), Wayne proposes marriage. Despite her desire to finish college, Susan, deeply in love, agrees to marry him, choosing him over her parents’ objections after Wayne demands she choose between him and her family. He displays a temper at her parents’ house, pointing his finger in their faces and slamming the door, leading to their disapproval of the marriage.

April 14, 1974

• Susan Miller marries Reginald Wayne Miller, quitting college against her parents’ wishes. Her parents, upset about her decision to leave school and marry Wayne, do not attend the wedding ceremony.
• Susan works as a clerk typist at a Dixie Cup Plant from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
  

October 1974

• Wayne, discharged from the United Methodist Church in Evergreen, South Carolina (reason unknown, though rumors circulate)
• Reginald Wayne Miller establishes small church.
• Wayne pressures Susan to quit her job to spend more time with him, stay home, and support his ministry as a pastor’s wife. She complies, hosting church members for dinners, prayer groups, and Bible studies at their home, consuming their lives with church activities.

December 1974

• Susan begins feeling neglected, as Wayne spends little time with her, preferring the company of male friends or Bible school students (often young men) during rare outings, making her feel like an “outsider” in her marriage. He frequently leaves her home alone at night to go out with these friends, and their intimacy diminishes, with Wayne blaming Susan’s appearance (calling her “too fat” or not a “turn on”) for their sexual problems.

1975

• Wayne establishes Gloryland Bible College (later known as Cathedral Bible College) in Florence, South Carolina, to train individuals for Christian service, further expanding his ministry with Susan’s involvement.

1978

• Wayne’s ministry grows, and he begins traveling to speak at sharing groups or small churches, often taking male friends or Bible school students instead of Susan, leaving her feeling lonely and unloved.

1979

• Reginald and Susan welcomed their son, John Paul Miller. Over time, Wayne began verbally assaulting Susan in front of the congregation, making embarrassing and humiliating remarks.

1980s

• The church becomes the largest charismatic church in Eastern South Carolina, and Wayne launches a television ministry, “Good Morning Jesus,” airing five mornings a week, along with radio talk shows, increasing his public profile and desire to be “well-known.” Reginald Wayne Miller regional television program, “Good Morning Jesus,” airs across multiple states and into Canada, increasing his prominence.

1985

• When John-Paul was about five or six years old, the family was at Disney World when Wayne lost his temper. In a fit of rage, he beat John-Paul with a leather belt, leaving bloody stripes covering both of the child’s legs. Wayne said the Bible said to”spare the rod, spoil the child.” No matter what John-Paul did, the punishment was always more severe than the crime.
• Another incident at home results in marks on John-Paul, prompting Susan’s mother to threaten to call Social Services if she sees such abuse again.

October, 1989

• One night around two or three in the rooming, Susan woke up and Wayne was not anywhere, next morning she learned that Wayne was in one of the bedrooms their home with Alon Cook, a handsome young minister who had attended our Bible College two years earlier.

December, 1989

• Reginald Wayne Miller faced significant challenges due to allegations of sexual misconduct. Wives of two female Bible college students accused Wayne Miller of making sexual advances toward their husbands. A Florence television station broadcast a five-part news report in which students with blurred faces and disguised voices recounted inappropriate advances they said Miller made toward them.
• Wayne Miller and his wife were forced to sell their Florence home.
• Los Angeles Times article states: as one of the leading charismatics seeking to keep former television evangelist and Moral Majority leader Jerry Falwell from taking over the PTL ministry in the wake of Jim Bakker’s infidelity scandal.

1991

• Wayne also abuses Patrick, their second son, slapping him with a belt and leaving scars and bruises, and once choking him, causing distress to their daughter, Lacy (then 8), and Susan.

1993

• Due to the public scandal and declining support in Florence, Wayne and Susan relocate to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Susan stays with him to help rebuild his ministry, hoping for change, as Wayne promises counseling.
• They start a new ministry, “Cathedral Baptist Church of the Grand Strand” (later rebranded as All Nations Cathedral Church), attempting to cover up the Florence controversies.
• Myrtle Beach Air Force Base closed in 1993, Miller seized on the opportunity to get some of the property through a federal program called a public benefit conveyance meant to help spur economic development at closed military bases. Miller’s brashness and the loud, sometimes angry, demonstrations of his followers at meetings irritated some members of the Myrtle Beach Air Base Redevelopment Authority, who Miller once threatened in writing that they might contract a deadly disease if they did not meet his demands.

July 30, 1995

• While waiting on the approval 40-year-old brick chapel became the home of Cathedral Baptist Church temporarily.

September, 1995

• The authority eventually relented and Miller was allowed to purchase the base chapel and some surrounding land in 1995 at below-market value through the federal program.
•  After Reginald Wayne Miller acquired the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base chapel for $280,000 he rebranded it as Cathedral Baptist Church of the Grand Strand, Inc. (later known as All Nations Cathedral Church). 

1997

• Church leadership, including RWM, is allegedly aware of John-Paul Miller’s (JPM) history of reckless behavior, including legal troubles, a child born out of wedlock, and a pattern of misconduct, but fails to take action to restrict his access to minors.

1998–1999 Birth of Third Child, Approximate:

• Susan and Wayne have their third child, Lacy
• Susan stays home to care for Lacy, not wanting to put her in daycare, while Patrick attends Lakewood Elementary and John-Paul attends Socastee High School.

June 1998

• Jane Doe #1, a 15-year-old minor, begins spending her summer in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, with her grandparents, who are members of Cathedral Baptist Church (now All Nations Church).

July 19, 1998

• Jane Doe #1, attending Cathedral Baptist Church with her grandparents, is sexually assaulted by John Paul Miller (then 19 years old and a youth leader and musician at the church). The assault occurs after JPM lures her into his father’s office, then forces her into his truck parked outside the church, where he rapes her. Jane Doe #1, overwhelmed by shock, shame, and fear, remains silent about the assault.

March 31, 1999

• The fire in destroyed the vacant Tabernacle Baptist Church and Glory Land Bible College at 206 Dunbarton Drive. Investigators Considered the fire suspicious.
  

2000

• Wayne starts a Bible College, Christian academy, daycare, and kindergarten in Myrtle Beach, further expanding his ministry. He receives an honorary doctorate from Indiana Bible University and insists on being called “Dr. Miller,” a move Susan finds embarrassing when a professor comments on the church’s liberal issuance of Ph.D.s.
• Wayne continues to prioritize ministry over family, leaving Susan and the children feeling neglected. He preaches “fire and brimstone” sermons, criticizes Susan for not meeting his expectations, and maintains a volatile temper, leading to physical fights with John-Paul as a teenager, requiring police intervention.

January, 2001

• Susan, feeling lonely and unfulfilled, decides to return to school part-time at Horry Georgetown Technical College, taking one or two classes per semester to build job skills, maintaining a 4.0 GPA and being accepted into the dental hygiene program. Wayne initially pays for a few semesters but stops, forcing Susan to rely on her sister’s financial help.
• Susan experiences back and shoulder pain, undergoes a medically necessary breast reduction surgery in February 2001, approved by her insurance for health reasons, not cosmetics.
• Susan has a brief, unplanned affair with Rick, a former boyfriend of a church employee, after he persistently asks for rides. Wayne, suspicious, secretly records her phone conversations using a tape recorder attached to their phone, discovered by a Horry Telephone employee after the affair ends.

June 20, 2001:

• Wayne offers Susan $700/month and use of a car for three years if she agrees to give him primary custody of the children, which she refuses, asserting she has always been their primary caregiver.
• Wayne invites a speaker to church claiming “gold dust” falls on congregants, attracting strange individuals, including one whose family member threatens to kill Wayne, prompting him to warn Susan to lock her doors, increasing her fear for her children’s safety.

June 24, 2001:

• Patrick, now almost 18 and recovering from strep throat, misses church to work on June 24, 2001, prompting Wayne to call, yell, threaten to take Patrick’s truck (titled to the church), and embarrass him by contacting his boss. Susan wants to take the children to a traditional church, but Wayne threatens them if they don’t attend his church.

June 25, 2001: 

• Susan Files for Divorce.

2001 (Post-Assault)

• Jane Doe #1 exhibits signs of trauma, including severe depression, social withdrawal, declining academic performance, and emotional distress. Her memories of the 1998 assault become repressed, likely within a few months or a year after the incident, before she turns 18.

February 25, 2006

• Reg Miller married his second wife – Leslie Oakes in Myrtle Beach.
  

September 2006

• The Horry County Police Department charged Reginald Wayne Miller with lewdness and prostitution, saying he exposed himself to an undercover male police officer in a bath house at Myrtle Beach State Park, according to a police report.
• Miller entered into a pre-trial intervention program and the charge ultimately was expunged.
• He moved to Marion

April 12, 2007

• Reg Kinley Miller Sr. passed away

April 14, 2007

• 1:00 P.M. Services for Reg Kinley Miller Sr. at the Cathedral Baptist Church in the former Air Base Chapel in Myrtle Beach.

2006

• John-Paul Miller founds Solid Rock Ministries in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

2012

• Reginald Wayne Miller moved main College campus from Myrtle Beach, SC
• he contracted with the Marion County Healthcare Foundation to acquire a former hospital in the hopes of turning it into a college campus.  Around the same time, Cathedral Baptist Church sold the 2.18 acre parcel it had obtained from the Air Force to Solid Rock Ministries for $300,000.

2013

• The former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base chapel is formally transferred from All Nations Cathedral Church (formerly Cathedral Baptist Church) to Solid Rock Ministries, consolidating control under John Paul Miller and Reginald Wayne Miller.
• Miller’s fortunes appeared to improve in Marion, where Mayor Bobby Davis awarded him the key to the city and the town’s Swamp Fox Award in 2013 for his efforts at redeveloping an old health care facility into the new college campus.

May 23, 2014

• Homeland Security Investigations arrested Reginald Wayne Miller alleging he forced students to work full time at his home and on campus for as little as $25 dollars a week, the Myrtle Beach Sun News reported. Any one who complained risked losing their student visa, investigators accused in an affidavit filed.
• Magistrate Judge Thomas Rogers set bond of a $250,000 for Miller during a detention hearing Friday in federal court. In addition, Miller will be on home detention and will be required to wear an electronic monitoring device.
• Those terms are part of a $250,000 secured bond that Reginald Wayne Miller, the president and founder of Cathedral Bible College, is not allowed to set foot on the college campus in Marion or communicate with any of the school’s current or former foreign students as an investigation continues into allegations that Miller threatened to cancel foreign students’ visas if they did not work long hours for little pay.

September 2014

• Reginald pleaded guilty on all charges.

August 14, 2015

• Second wife filed for a divorce
  

October 2015

• Reginald Wayne Miller was sentenced to time served, ordered to pay $75,000 in restitution – and given three years of supervision. Until his sentence was complete, Miller was required to forfeit his passport. 

August 8, 2017

• Miller wrote a letter to the judge requesting early release, He stressed the importance of restoring his ability to travel – not so he could vacation, but because he wanted to spend his time doing mission work and establishing churches and colleges overseas.

August 2020,

• Reginald Wayne Miller arrived in Pakistan on a visitor Visa and stayed with a local Pastor.

September 2020

• Pastor kicked him out of his house when he allegedly discovered that Reginald Wayne Miller was sleeping with Suleman Yousas.
• According to locals, Reginald Wayne Miller asked a friend, Troy to Marry Sadaf Yousas, to help Suleman Yousas come to the USA.

2023

• Jane Doe #1, now an adult and a resident of Indiana, encounters JPM in person in Myrtle Beach while accompanied by a friend. JPM sexually assaults her again by shoving his hand down her pants and touching her genitals without consent in a public setting. This triggers repressed memories of the 1998 assault.
• Following the 2023 assault, Jane Doe #1 experiences a “long-delayed spiral of self-doubt and depression” and begins therapy, realizing the profound impact of the 1998 abuse and its connection to her ongoing psychological struggles.
• Shortly after the 2023 assault, Jane Doe #1 learns of the death of JPM’s wife, Mica Frances Miller, reported as a gunshot wound to the head under suspicious circumstances. JPM delivers a sermon hours after her death, using manipulative rhetoric to maintain control over his congregation.

February 25, 2025

The case of Jane Doe #1 vs. John-Paul Miller, Reginald Wayne Miller, All Nations Cathedral Church, and Solid Rock Ministries, Inc., as outlined in the complaint filed in the Court of Common Pleas, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Horry County, South Carolina (C/A# 2025-CP-26-).

• The complaint is filed by Jane Doe #1 against John-Paul Miller, Reginald Wayne Miller, All Nations Cathedral Church (f/k/a Cathedral Baptist Church of the Grand Strand, Inc.), and Solid Rock Ministries, Inc., in the Court of Common Pleas, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Horry County, South Carolina, demanding a jury trial. The summons and complaint are served, requiring defendants to respond within 30 days or face default judgment.