Pastor Nick Dejacimo of The Living Word Sanctuary has bought Tyson 's former home of two what the boxing champion got when he sold it in 1999 . The church plans to turn the opulent property into a house of worship and will fill in Tyson 's boxing glove-shaped swimming pool and replace it with an area for sanctuary . 'The skylights , arches , and windows in the pool area , it literally looks like a church , ' said Pastor Nick . Property was once the scene of many a wild party , but Pastor Nick says Tyson is welcome to come and join the congregation for worship any time he likes .
Pastor Nick Dejacimo of The Living Word Sanctuary has bought Tyson 's former home of almost half what the boxing champion got when he sold it in 1999 . The church plans to turn the opulent property into a house of worship and will fill in Tyson 's boxing glove-shaped swimming pool and replace it with an area for sanctuary . 'The skylights , arches , and windows in the pool area , it literally looks like a church , ' said Pastor Nick . Property was once the scene of many a wild party , but Pastor Nick says Tyson is welcome to come and join the congregation for worship any time he likes .