Chris Lee (priest)

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The Reverend

Chris Lee
Occupationpriest
Known foronline sermons
Ecclesiastical career
ReligionChristianity
ChurchChurch of England
Websitehttps://saintsaviours.net/rev-chris-lee

Chris Lee is an Anglican priest-in-charge at St. Saviour's Church in Wendell Park, West London.[1]

Personal life[]

Lee described himself as being lost on a "middle-class conveyor belt" on what to do with his life.[2] Lee later moved to Tanzania to teach English at a mission using the Bible as his main teaching tool, where he states he found his calling to become a priest.[3] He then completed a distance-learning degree to become a Church of England priest and was ordained a deacon in the diocese of Mount Kilimanjaro at the age of 24.[4][3]

He moved to St Saviour's in 2015.[4][3] He is married.[5]

Online fame[]

Lee first appeared on the YouTube channel Korean Englishman, where he ate fire noodles and chimaek (Korean fried chicken and beer).[6]

His response to the College Scholastic Ability Test, where he prayed for the students, made him famous online; he was seen as an open-minded and non-judgemental Christian voice on the channel. This led to the "British Priest Reacts" series on Korean Englishman's second channel, Jolly, on which he regularly featured.[6][7] In 2019, he and his brother, a commando in the British Army, went to South Korea in the "Twins" series on Korean Englishman.[6]

Following his online popularity, he decided to posts images of his home life, as well as 60-second sermons and theological commentary on his Instagram.[3][8] In 2020, he compiled some of these sermons into a book, The OMG Effect: 60-Second Sermons to Live a Fuller Life.[9]

He has called for the church to do more to reach younger people through social media.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Williams, Hattie (21 September 2018). "Three 'Young Franciscans' enter community in west London". Church Times. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Midday Mindfulness With Reverend Chris Lee". YouTube. ITV's This Morning. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Instagram vicar influencer earns comparisons with Fleabag's 'hot priest'". The Irish News. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b Clinton, Jane (1 November 2019). "Meet Rev Chris Lee, leading an ecclesiastical mission on YouTube and Instagram". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  5. ^ Jolly (14 February 2020). "DUMBEST Valentines Day Arguments!?!