Christopher Lee Simpson was born in Heidelberg Germany. "I was an army brat, and was raised most of my life in Southern Central Virginia." He went to School at UT Chattanooga and finished at Carson-Newman University. He has a Master's in Organizational leadership from Cumberland University and a Masters of Theology from Saint Meinrad University. He worked in corporate America for 25 plus years as a HR Executive for companies like: Cooper Tire, Mars Inc., Dell, Asurion and Smile Brands before abandoning all that to start an organic livestock farm in Watertown called Field of Dreams Farm.
His wife, Suellen, is from Chattanooga and has a Business Marketing degree from UTC and a music degree from Cumberland University. They have 6 children and 3 grandchildren. They have spent most of our time in Tennessee but have also lived in Winchester, KY; Henderson, NV and Glenmore, PA.
Deacon Chris was ordained for the Diocese of Nashville on April 1, 2023. They were parishioners at St. Luke in Smyrna until the Bishop assigned us to St. Frances.