Protestors confront JP Miller at new Mercy Church after Solid Rock shutdown and sold
Warning: This article contains discussion of domestic abuse and suicide which some readers may find distressing
JP Miller continues to face backlash after allegations of abuse from his wife Mica Miller prior to her death, with a new Netflix documentary renewing interest in the case.
JP met Mica when she was 13 at Solid Rock church, first beginning an affair with her when she was 20 and he was 35, eventually allegedly cheating on her with is now-wife Susie Skinner.
The priest denied allegations he abused Mica after she alleged sexual, psychological, and financial abuse. This led to a federal inditement in November of 2024 for cyberstalking and making false statements, charges which JP has pled not guilty to and denies. Mica died by suicide in April of 2024.
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He was released on bail after paying a $100,000 bond and continues to preach, though he no longer runs the Solid Rock church which is such a major focus in Netflix’s Death of The Pastor’s Wife.
Solid Rock church was shut down and sold not long after Mica’s death
JP attempted to return to normality after Mica’s death, delivering a sermon the day after she died where he announced she had died by ‘self-induced’ means.
Shortly after her death protests began outside Solid Rock under the ‘Justice for Mica’ banner, recording churchgoers and looking to ‘hold JP to account’ for his alleged abuse prior to her death.
The protests began in earnest when JP’s sermon from the night after her death went viral, and eventually the pressure from the community led to him being forced to shut down the church.
He sold the church for $2 million in February of 2025 to a group looking to build condos on the site, telling local paper The Sun News: “The city of [Myrtle Beach] did not come through for us, they did not protect us, they did not stop the harassment.
“So after 70 years of that chapel being protected from category 5 hurricanes, wars, and redevelopment, it will now be torn down and have condos built in its place, thanks to the city of [Myrtle Beach].”
He leads his new church, Mercy Church, alongside his new wife Suzie Skinner
Mercy is also in Myrtle Beach South Carolina where JP continues to preach to a far smaller congregation.
ABC4 News reported that over the weekend another protest took place outside the church which some online claim has been happening every couple of weeks for the last two years.
Melissa Caison, a protestor, said: “We just want the truth. We want justice for her and… we want there to be accountability.”
One poster on X was shocked that JP continues to preach at his new church, quoting the video and saying: “THEY LET HIM PREACH IN ANOTHER CHURCH??”
Netflix’s documentary claims that, whilst JP preaches to the 15-20 people who attend his sermons, his wife Suzie Skinner leads the congregation.
JP and Suzie allegedly began their affair whilst he was married to Mica, leading in part to her initial attempt to split from him. JP denies that they had an affair, though a senior member of the Solid Rock church claims she discovered they were sleeping together when he accidentally synced his texts to hers.
The pastor told Crime and Cask: “Suzie and I didn’t start dating until January of 2025, just like she stated under oath last month.
“It’s heartbreaking that someone who never once stepped up to care for her own brother would choose now to attack the one person who kept him healthy, loved, and safe.”
They married in June 2025, just over a year after Mica’s death.
Topics: Netflix, True Crime, Domestic Abuse, Documentaries, TV and Film
Michael Slavin