While a person’s personal faith or religious beliefs can be an incredibly private affair, there are just as many people who love to openly discuss their religion with others. In fact, there are more than a few Christian celebrities who speak candidly about their faith system, and how they found the Christian faith during some pivotal and transformational moments in their lives. From how they have learned to trust God during difficult times to how they share certain inspirational Bible verses with others, these famous Christians are happy to give an inside look into the religious aspect of their lives.
Perhaps these stars are so willing to be open about their faith because they know they have such large platforms that allow them to reach a wide variety of people. Maybe discussing their religious leanings is just a way for them to be more candid with their fans. Then again, since many actors, musicians, and athletes have credited their success to their faith in God, it’s common for their religion to just organically come up when they discuss their achievements.
From actors like Chris Pratt and Tom Hanks to musicians like MC Hammer and Carrie Underwood these Christian celebrities are open about their faith, and they have shared so many inspiring details about their journeys with God.
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Candace Cameron Bure
Last year, the Full House star was named the Chief Spiritual Officer of Woman’s Day. « My Christian faith is so meaningful to me, and it’s the foundation of who I am, » she said at the time. « It always goes before me, and I’ve never been shy to talk about my faith. So to be known for that and to be respected for that is great. »
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Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Nicole Kidman said she and husband Keith Urban regularly attend church with their children. « That’s how we are raising our family, » Kidman told the magazine. « I had a very Catholic grandmother, and I was raised praying, so that had massive impact. I wouldn’t say it’s absolutism, there’s constant questioning. »
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Chris Pratt
The actor has been a Christian since he was a teenager. When he accepted his award at the 2017 Teen Choice Awards, he said « I would not be here with the ease and grace I have in my heart without my lord and savior, Jesus Christ. » More recently, he wrote a sweet Instagram post for his fiancee, Katherine Schwarzenegger, where he said he was proud to « live boldly in faith. »
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Jane Fonda
The star of Grace & Frankie shared her journey with Christianity in a blog post on her site. « Now, as I entered my sixth decade and with much work, I could feel myself becoming whole and I knew: This is what God is, » she wrote.
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Carrie Underwood
The country star has often been vocal about her relationship with God, both in her music and in interviews. She spoke about a difficult experience with miscarriage to People magazine, and how her faith got her through.
« For the first time, I feel like I actually I told God how I felt, » Underwood told the publication. « That was like a Saturday — and the Monday I went to the doctor to, like, confirm, another miscarriage. And they told me everything was great!”
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Denzel Washington
The Oscar-winning actor has often spoken about his faith in interviews. « The fundamental message is in the Bible, which I’ve read three times from front to back, along with some of the Koran and the Torah, » he told Parade Magazine. « If you don’t practice love, you’re missing the point. I believe in love thy neighbor. »
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee
The Olympic athlete says she couldn’t have won all those medals in the ’80s and ’90s (three gold, one silver and two bronze) without her faith in God. « Well Jesus Christ, God … there’s no way I could have accomplished all the things I have been blessed to do because I know it just wasn’t me. And still today, He leads my life, » she told the Christian Broadcasting Network.
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Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
Speaking about their Soul2Soul tour in 2018, Faith Hill shared a sweet pre-performance tradition. “Tim and I share a quick quiet moment together before hitting the stage,” Faith told People magazine. “Always praying.”
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Brad Paisley
Several of the country singer’s songs have a godly message, including a love song he released in March. »My Miracle, » for example, is a song Paisley wrote for his wife, and it includes the touching lyrics, « I wasn’t always spiritual / Oh but one thing that’s for sure / How could I not have faith / In the God that created her. »
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Dwayne « The Rock » Johnson
The actor opened up about some of his struggles with depression in a video created for the Oprah Winfrey Network. In it, he credited God for seeing him through some of the darker moments in his life, and offered advice to others who may be experiencing similar struggles: « Hold onto that fundamental quality of faith. Have faith that on the other side of your pain is something good, » the actor said.
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Tim Tebow
The former quarterback-turned-baseball-player has often spoken about his faith in interviews. He also wrote about his spiritual path in his book, Shaken: Discovering Your True Identity in the Midst of Life’s Storms. « It’s not about being perfect, » he wrote. « We will always be on a journey of growing closer to God. »
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Nick Jonas
Nic Jonas, as well as his brothers Joe and Kevin, were all raised Christian. When Nick and Priyanka Chopra tied the knot, they had a Hindu wedding celebration as well as a Christian wedding, officiated by Nick’s father, who is a former minister with the Assemblies of God church.
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Kathie Lee Gifford
Kathie Lee Gifford has often spoken openly about her faith in God. “The Bible says to pray unceasingly. How do we do that? You make our life a prayer — that’s how,” she said in an interview on The Billy Hallowell Podcast. “With every breath you breathe … it’s constant awareness of Him. It’s something that grows as you grow in your faith.”
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Chance the Rapper
When speaking about his mixtape Coloring Book, Chance explained to Teen Vogue, « I don’t make Christian rap, but I am a Christian rapper. » Many of his songs do contain references to Jesus, whose example Chance said he follows for giving back to his own community.
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Reese Witherspoon
When frequent church-goer Witherspoon was asked about what happens after you die, she said, « I think we go to heaven. I mean I think you get an angel and the wings and the thing and a halo and all of that. »
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Kristin Chenoweth
Chenoweth has always been clear that she’s the type of Christian who loves and supports the LGBTQ+ community. « The Christianity that I come from is a world of acceptance and love. Not just tolerance, but acceptance, » she said to Bustle.
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Tyler Perry
Perry credits God with his personal successes. »I am a Christian, I am a believer, and I know had I not been a person of faith, I couldn’t be here in this place, and I wouldn’t be walking the path that I ‘m on now, » he told BeliefNet.
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Justin Bieber
The « Holy » singer wrote on Instagram that his priority is his relationship with Jesus — not necessarily with religion.
« Many people would mistake me for a religious man, which I am not. Religion points out your flaws and perpetuates discouragement. Religion makes people feel better than others because they go to ‘church,' » he wrote. « I am however in love with the one who created me. I believe Jesus is the savior of humanity and that his love is what changes us. »
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Angela Bassett
The actress told Parade that she grew up surrounded by faith, since her great-grandfather was a pastor. « My mother had us in Sunday school and choir. Growing up in the church means things like going to Bible study with your grandmother on Wednesday, » Bassett said. « Love of God makes so much sense to me when other things don’t. »
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Matthew McConaughey
When McConaughey won the Oscar for Dallas Buyers Club. he thanked God in his speech. « Now, first off, I want to thank God, because that’s who I look up to. He’s graced my life with opportunities that I know are not of my hand or any other human hand, » the actor said.
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Kanye West
In 2019, West founded Sunday Service, a weekly gospel choir musical/spiritual experience for himself and his friends. Soon after came his album Jesus Is King, which also highlighted West’s faith.
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Lacey Chabert
Chabert is a go-to Hallmark Christmas movie star, but she’s also frequently cast in religious films due to her own passion for faith. She’s starred in movies like Christian Mingle, What If God Were the Sun?, and more.
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Chrissy Metz
Like Chabert, Metz has appeared in Christian-themed projects like the movie Breakthrough. She told The Christian Post that she is happy to be up front about her beliefs. “It is hard I think, now, to just be really vocal about your faith, or what you believe in because people want to think ‘it’s not cool,’ but I ‘m like, I don’t care! » she said
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Steve Harvey
In a moment of self-doubt early in his life, Steve Harvey turned to the Lord. »I started talking to [God] more often. I figured he probably knew more about where I ought to go than I did, » Harvey told HuffPost Live. »[I] started developing a person inside of me that was able to come out. The real me was able to come out. »
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Selena Gomez
After the singer released « Lose You to Love Me, » she posted on Twitter that she felt overwhelmed by God’s love. « He said to me ‘Selena hold on, I hurt when you hurt. I cry when you cry but I will NEVER, EVER leave your side. Work with me, walk with me and watch how I do it.' »
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David Oyelowo
When Oyelowo played Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, he could connect to the late Reverend’s beliefs. The actor told Religion News Service of his faith journey, « Once I started opening my mind up to just how desirous God is for me to enter into the calling he has for me, I was able to just look beyond what I had seen for myself. »
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Chuck Norris
Norris gets his sense of faith from his mother. « She loves Jesus with all of her heart and soul and made sure we understood that [growing up,] » he said, according to Baptist Press. “She always told me ‘God has plans for you,’ and I didn’t know what she meant. I think I do now.”
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Mr. T
Mr. T told BeliefNet that he was initially baptized at age four, but he got re-baptized at 25 when he understood more about Christianity. Now he wakes up everyday and starts with this prayer:
« I get up every morning and say, ‘Father, give me strength today, not strength so I can lift 500 pounds, but give me strength, Lord, so when I speak, my words might motivate, might inspire somebody. Lord, when they see me, let them see you. When they hear me, Lord, let them hear you. In your holy name I pray. »
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Jennifer Garner
The actress said on Good Morning Texas that while she grew up going to church every Sunday, she lost that routine in her adult life. But starring in the religious film Miracles From Heaven helped her reconnect to her Christianity.
« There was something about doing this film and talking to my kids about it and realizing that they were looking for the structure of church every Sunday,” Garner said. “So it was a great gift of this film that it took us back to finding our local Methodist church and going every Sunday. It’s really sweet.”
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Ben Affleck
Affleck and his ex-wife Jennifer Garner co-parent their three children, and part of that co-parenting includes attending church together. For them, their faith is bigger than their romantic history.
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Stephen Baldwin
Alec Baldwin’s brother Stephen jokes that he’s considered the « Jesus Freak of Hollywood, » because of his outspokenness about his faith. But Stephen doesn’t care – he even has a giant « Worship Jesus » tattoo on his arm.
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