Chris Lee is an Anglican priest-in-charge at St. Saviour's Church in Wendell Park, West London.[1]
Chris Lee | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | priest |
| Known for | online sermons |
| Ecclesiastical career | |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Church | Church of England |
| Website | https://saintsaviours.net/rev-chris-lee |
Personal life edit
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] Holly Willoughby on This Morning described Chris as "the nation's favourite vicar".[5]
Online fame edit
Lee first appeared on the YouTube channel Korean Englishman, where he ate fire noodles and chimaek (Korean fried chicken and beer).[7]
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.[7][8] In 2018, he visited South Korea with his wife, Jenny,[9][10][11][12][13][14][excessive citations] on a series hosted by Korean Englishman. In 2019, he and his twin brother Charles,[15][16] a commando in the British Army, went to South Korea in the "Twins" series on Korean Englishman.[7]
Following his online popularity, he decided to start posting images of his home life, as well as 60-second sermons and theological commentary on his Instagram.[3][17] In 2020, he compiled some of these sermons into a book, The OMG Effect: 60-Second Sermons to Live a Fuller Life.[18]
He has called for the church to do more to reach younger people through social media.[19]
References edit
- ^ Williams, Hattie (21 September 2018). "Three 'Young Franciscans' enter community in west London". Church Times. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Midday Mindfulness With Reverend Chris Lee". YouTube. ITV's This Morning. 1 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Instagram vicar influencer earns comparisons with Fleabag's 'hot priest'". The Irish News. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Reverend Chris Lee: One real hot priest". You (South African magazine). 22 November 2020. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ Jolly (14 February 2020). "DUMBEST Valentines Day Arguments!?!😬(Rev. Chris and Jenny)". YouTube. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b c Pack, Natasha (17 January 2020). "Meet Chris Lee, the British priest who became a viral star South Korea". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Petter, Olivia (4 November 2019). "Vicar with 100,000 Instagram followers says 'fans' keep sending him nude inspired by Fleabag's 'hot priest'". The Independent. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ 한국의 교육 현실에 깜짝 놀란 케임브리지 졸업생, retrieved 28 June 2022
- ^ 최고의 "스태미나 요리" 양념 장어구이를 처음 먹어본 영국 부부의 반응 (효과최고?!ㅋㅋ), retrieved 28 June 2022
- ^ 랍스터, 낙지, 전복 다 꽉찬 혜자스러운 해물라면 실화!? 인생 해물 먹방!!, retrieved 28 June 2022
- ^ 아내에게 한국 배달문화 소개하다가 로맨틱해진 영국 신부님!?, retrieved 28 June 2022
- ^ 흔한 한국 슈퍼에서 장보다가 깜짝 놀란 영국부부!?, retrieved 28 June 2022
- ^ 영국부부가 롯데월드타워 81층에서 먹는 미슐랭 스타★ 한식 (서울 초호화 데이트 끝판왕!), retrieved 28 June 2022
- ^ British Twins React to Movie Twin Stereotypes!!?, retrieved 28 June 2022
- ^ British Twins take Twin Telepathy Test!!!, retrieved 28 June 2022
- ^ "The 'Hot Priest' doing 60 second sermons". YouTube. BBC London. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Sherwin, Adam (3 April 2020). "Authors battle to publish first coronavirus bestseller". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Swerling, Gabriella (1 November 2019). "Vicar with more Instagram followers than Archbishop of Canterbury receives nude selfies inspired by fans of Fleabag's 'hot priest'". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 6 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.