Cross Denominational Mission
I
was in training for the priesthood when I met the girl who would become
my wife. I promised her that I would not work
in full time ministry. So I
changed track, trained as a Local Preacher in the Methodist Church, and joined a team
of preachers in the Methodist church called the Lock Plan, after Bill
Lock, who ran it. I expanded this concept and with a group of
likeminded Christians formed the
Cross Denominational Mission. We provided preachers to rural churches
that had difficulty finding preachers to lead sunday worship. 
We later
found ourselves taking funerals for the crematoria as there was at the
time a severe shortage of people willing to do so. There was a ground
swell of people who wanted to marry in places other than church
buildings (or registry offices) and the law at that time did not permit
such arrangements. We found a legal way round this and were inundated
with weddings. My collegues and I ended up with a part time ministry which expanded to fit all available hours! However,
I still felt called to ordained ministry and had to reconcile
this with the promises I made to my wife. Part time non-stipendary (that is, unpaid) ministry was the
answer. I worked alongside the Mission for Christ (Rural Evangelism)
for a time, and this brought me into contact with the Apostolic Church.
I was ordained in 1996. This truly was a part time ministry. When I
moved to the other end of the country, the branch of the Apostolic
church I worked with declined in the UK, despite being very large
indeed in other parts of the world. I could serve in any part of the
Apostolic church, of course, but a new chapter meant that my
former work in the Cross Denominational Mission beckoned, and this time
the work is internet based. I was later incardinated into the Liberal
Rite (independent catholic) which itself later merged into the Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church. It had to be a liberal catholic rite as I
am married and not celibate! I am a Knights Commander in the Valiant Order of St John the Baptist, and Grand President of the Order of Ave
Maria, and a member of the
Religious
Society of St Simon. I'm also a clergy member of The Independent
Liberal Catholic Fellowship and Titular Bishop of Naim in the Liberal Catholic
Apostolic Church. I am honoured to have been invited to join the Sophia Circle, an organisation of Bishops independent of Rome, and the Order of Corporate Reunion. I serve as General Secretary of The Independent Catholic Churches Council and as ecclesia counsel to the Free Catholic Church. I
still serve part-time (which still expands to fit all available hours!) in keeping with my
promise, and like other independent catholics I am expected to support
myself so I work for a global public transport operator.
+ Adrian
Rt. Revd. Adrian S. Glover OCR, OAM, RSStS.
Pastor General, Cross Denominational Mission.
Titular Bishop of Naim - Mar Trimlett, Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church.
General Secretary of the Independent Catholic Churches Council
Grand President of The Order of Ave Maria
Instrument of Consecration
Certificate of Ordination (non episcopal)
Certificate of Ordination (episcopal)
Incardination into Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church
CRB Check
Certificate of Pilgrimage
Methodist Local Preacher Certificate
Constitution Document of CDM
Clergy Membership of Independant Liberal Catholic Fellowship
Certificate of Membership: Order of Ave Maria
Certificate of Membership: Valiant order of St John the Baptist.
Certificate: Order of Corporate Reunion
Seat as Bishop Ordinary in United Free Catholic Church
My Oratory: St Michael & All Angels
Directory Listing
Titular See of Naim
Apostolic Succession
