About Us - last updated 31st July 2026

                                                                                     

Rev Captain Chris Harrington

After a background in Engineering and the Music business, Rev Captain Chris Harrington has been in full time Christian ministry in the Church of England for the past 23 years. He trained with the Church Army in Sheffield from 1999 to 2002 and was licensed as a Church Army Captain and Evangelist at Sheffield Cathedral in July 2002. His first degree was in Evangelism Studies. 

His first post as a Church Army Officer was in Spalding, Lincolnshire, where he served for 6 years with Rev Peter Garland as the Associate Minister of two parishes - St John the Baptist and Deeping St Nicholas. During that time he was selected for training for the ordained ministry and trained on the Eastern Ministry Course and at Cambridge gaining an MA in Pastoral Theology. 

He was ordained Deacon at St James Louth July 2008 and ordained Priest at Lincoln Cathedral in July 2009 and joined Rev Charles Patrick as his Assistant Curate for four years serving in two groups of rural parishes (12 churches) in the Lincolnshire Wolds based at Middle Rasen. 

He became the Rector of the Heckington and Helpringham Group of Parishes (8 rural churches) during Holy Week 2012 and served there for 14 years. He retired in July 2026. 

He is now serving as a House for Duty priest in the Local Mission Partnership, having been licensed to St Deny's Church in Sleaford on 1st July 2026 as an Associate Priest to the vicar Rev Philip Johnson. He is based in Heckington at the Rectory. 

For funerals, weddings, or baptisms please contact Chris direct or through the Sleaford Parish Office.

The journey continues...