The Very Rev. Br. Andrew Hook, OCS

Prelate
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​Solemnly Professed

Father Andrew attended Hesston College in Kansas and then Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia. After a brief stint as a Mennonite youth minister, Father Andrew found himself in an Episcopal Church and was entranced by the beauty of the liturgy. Having received his Masters in Theological Studies at Newman University in Kansas, Father Andrew was ordained to the priesthood on the Feast of Saint Andrew, 2013. Since 2015, he has served as the Dean of Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Springfield, Illinois. Father Andrew served as Diocesan Exorcist in the Diocese of Western Kansas and now currently in the Diocese of Springfield. He has received episcopal permission to attend deliverance ministry conferences in the Roman Catholic Church and is host of the Saint Benedict Conference, an annual conference which focuses on this ministry.

The Rev. Br. Garron Daniels, OCS

Secretary General
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​Solemnly Professed

Father Garron serves as Curate at St. Timothy's Episcopal Church in Creve Couer within the Diocese of Missouri, and as a Children's Hospital Chaplain. He attended Truman State University where he received a BS in Justice Systems, Magna Cum Laude. He went on to study for his MDiv at the University of the South: School of Theology. In 2022 he was a recipient of the Griffin Fellowship and partook in ministry formation in the Holy Land at St George's College. Fr. Garron finds himself drawn towards Christian Formation and the Liturgy of the Church; especially the Rite of Reconciliation. He is also a member of the Guild of All Souls and the Society of Catholic Priests.

Br. Christian V., OCS

Director of Education
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​Solemnly Professed

Brother Christian serves as a friar at a Lutheran-Episcopal congregation, and is a Postulant for the Vocational Diaconate. He completed his monastic postulancy and novitiate specializing in Thomistic angelology. He completed his diaconal training at Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Secularly, Br. Christian is a Teaching Professor and Public Health Scientist. He completed his BA in Neuroscience & Chemistry at Boston University, and his MSPH at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health. He has previously served as an Advanced EMT / Program Director, training EMTs in rural communities. Br. Christian is a member of Spiritual Directors International, Young Episcopal Deacons, and the Society of Catholic Priests. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Medical Educators and is board certified in prehospital emergency medicine education.

The Rev. Br. Paul H. Castelli, OCS

Director of Vocations
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Simply Professed

Father Paul is a priest and spiritual director in the Episcopal Diocese of West Virginia, where he serves on the bishop’s staff as the diocesan Vocations Director and Campus Missioner to West Virginia University. He attended Ferris State University, where he received a BS in Business, Magna Cum Laude, in 2009. In 2016, he received his M.Div. from Bexley-Seabury Seminary Federation. In 2023, Fr. Paul completed a two-year spiritual direction training program with the North Carolina Institute for Spiritual Direction and Formation and is an affiliate spiritual director with the Institute. He is also a member of the Society of Catholic Priests, the Society of Mary, and the Guild of All Souls.

The Very Reverend Jason Bray, PhD

Visiting Theologian

Canon Bray is the author of the best-selling book “Deliverance”, and is Convener for the Deliverance Ministry Team in the Diocese of St. Asaph, in the Church in Wales. He has served as a training officer, a university lecturer on the Old Testament, as well as a vicar in the Valleys and in North Wales. An Anglican Priest for over twenty-five years, Canon Bray currently serves as Dean of the Llandaff Cathedral.

Bishop Protector (Episcopal Visitor):
The Rt. Rev. Daniel G. P. Gutiérrez
XVI Bishop of Pennsylvania

Mother House:
Cathedral Church of Saint Paul the Apostle
815 S 2nd St, Springfield, IL 62704​

Episcopal Consent:
​The Rt. Rev. Brian K Burgess
XII Bishop of Springfield