Stars Who Are Jehovah's Witnesses

Living tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams are proud and practicing Jehovah's Witnesses, though most people have either forgotten about or simply never realized that fact.

Though the timeline of the birth of Serena's daughter, Alexis Olympia, and her wedding to Alexis Ohanian indicates that she may have not necessarily obeyed the church's teachings on premarital sex, Serena announced in August 2018 that she wouldn't be celebrating her daughter's first birthday because of her religion.

"Olympia doesn't celebrate birthdays," the sports star told press ahead of the U.S. Open. "We're Jehovah's Witnesses, so we don't do that."

Serena also revealed to Vogue in 2017 that Ohanian was supportive of her beliefs, which included no cohabiting until they were married.

"He's extremely smart but not a know-it-all. He's curious about what he doesn't know. Being a Jehovah's Witness is important to me, but I've never really practiced it and have been wanting to get into it," she said. "Alexis didn't grow up going to any church, but he's really receptive and even takes the lead. He puts my needs first."

Venus Williams also practices the religion. Serena and Venus' mother, Oracene Price, told The New York Times that she often went door to door "in service" with her daughters, even after they became tennis icons.

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