Serena Williams was baptised as one of Jehovah's Witnesses (video)

23-time Major champion Serena Williams was baptised on Sunday as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses, marking a monumental moment for the recently retired tennis great. The baptism took place at the Jehovah’s Witness Assembly in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Williams, 41, was raised as a Jehovah’s Witness by her family. For the uninitiated, Jehovah’s Witnesses are a sub-sect of Christianity and have a membership of almost nine million people.

Serena Williams, the famous Tennis player got baptized today at the Jehovah’s Witness Assembly in West Palm Beach Florida.

According to the Governing Body of the religious sect in Watchtower 2019, study 40, paragraph 14, only baptised Witnesses will be saved. pic.twitter.com/wd9E897pFL

— Uptown Press NG (@RealMoshudKarim) January 8, 2023

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In addition to rejecting the Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity, the denomination also prohibits observing holidays like Easter, Christmas, birthdays, or any festival with pagan origins. Williams and her family members do not observe any of these traditional Christian festivals.

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