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After receiving her baptism as a Jehovah's Witness, American tennis legend Serena Williams was ordained as a Christian preacher.
The Jehovah's Witness Assembly Hall in West Palm Beach, Florida, USA, hosted a Circuit Assembly on Sunday, January 8, 2023, during which the 23-time Major champion, who recently announced his retirement from tennis, was baptized.
Despite not having been baptized, Serena Williams' family raised her as a Jehovah's Witness, and she never let anyone doubt her devotion to the church.
For instance, during an interview with Vogue in 2017, she said: “Being a Jehovah’s Witness is important to me, but I’ve never really practiced it and have been wanting to get into it. Alexis didn’t grow up going to any church, but he’s really receptive and even takes the lead. He puts my needs first.”
The following year, ahead of the 2018 U.S. Open, Serena Williams surprised fans when she said she would not celebrate her daughter Alexis Olympia’s first birthday — or any, for that matter.
She told reporters at the U.S. Open press conference: “We’re Jehovah’s Witnesses, so we don’t do that.”
With her retirement from life as an active athlete, Serena Williams made it a priority to complete her Bible Study – a requirement for one to get baptised as a Jehovah’s Witness.
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