April 4, 2015 12:17 AM CEST
An Ohio church yesterday announced its plans to convert an abandoned Mike Tyson's mansion into a ministry center. The property was donated to Living Word Sanctuary. Its reported that Tyson lived in the massive home in Southington during the late 1980s and 1990s. The famous boxer was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1999 after being convicted of rape and serving time in prison. “How we was stumbled upon the place was really God’s grace because we had no intentions of looking...,” said Pastor Nick Dejacimo of Living Word.
In a video message, Dejacimo said that church plans to incorporate a sanctuary, classrooms, youth center, children’s area and gym into the
mansion.
The church plans to open at the end of this year
and hopes that Tyson will attend its first service.
An Ohio church yesterday announced its plans to convert an abandoned Mike Tyson's mansion into a ministry center. The property was donated to Living Word Sanctuary. Its reported that Tyson lived in the massive home in Southington during the late 1980s and 1990s. The famous boxer was forced to declare bankruptcy in 1999 after being convicted of rape and serving time in prison. “How we was stumbled upon the place was really God’s grace because we had no intentions of looking...,” said Pastor Nick Dejacimo of Living Word.