18 Facts About Sally Hitchiner

Sally Hitchiner then studied theology and trained for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford.

In 2008 Hitchiner became the Assistant Chaplain at St Peter's College, Oxford and served as Associate Chaplain for Post Graduate students at the Oxford Pastorate chaplaincy where she reinvented the Oxford University Socratic Society, debating philosophy and theology with those of different beliefs.

Sally Hitchiner served her curacy at St John's Church, Ealing from 2009 to 2012, during which time she led the church's Sunday evening Cafe Church congregation with a special focus on those who did not feel comfortable in mainstream church settings.

Sally Hitchiner played a central role coordinating the local community response to the London riots in 2011, leading the community wide prayer vigil and representing faith groups in reflection committees.

Sally Hitchiner led the funeral for Richard Mannington Bowes who was killed in the riots and later, with the support of his family, led a movement towards community restorative justice and reconciliation.

Sally Hitchiner co-founded the Being With Course and authored the Participants Companion.

Sally Hitchiner has contributed chapters to a number of books including chapters on embodiment and church growth in a book on the Pandemic and on mission to a book celebrating the voices of ordained women who had become national experts in their fields.

Sally Hitchiner led the church through the pandemic, bringing in an early adoption of live streaming services with theological and ecclesiological thought alongside this.

In October 2024 Sally Hitchiner was instituted as the Rector of North Lambeth.

In 2020 Sally Hitchiner founded The Being With Course with Sam Wells as an introduction to the Christian faith based on these principles.

Sally Hitchiner appeared Loose Women, GMTV, Newsnight, and other news and daytime programs.

Sally Hitchiner developed an unlikely friendship with Richard Dawkins following jointly sitting with him as the subject for the semi-final of the Sky Arts National Portrait of the Year competition which was aired in December 2014.

Sally Hitchiner regularly speaks on national radio and TV programs on issues of faith, ethics and current affairs.

Sally Hitchiner has writes for several UK newspapers including the Independent, the Times and the Telegraph and has been the subject of many stories about her work and fresh thinking.

On 15 July 2014, Sally Hitchiner was accidentally outed during a live appearance on television.

Sally Hitchiner opposes "gay-to-straight" conversion therapy and the Church of England's official stance against same-sex marriage.

Sally Hitchiner is the founder of Diverse Church, a movement for young LGBT adults.

Sally Hitchiner stated on BBC Breakfast on 3 September 2016 that she had recently become engaged to be Civilly Partnered, and she was united in a civil partnership with Fiona.