Career
Gladfelter was ordained a deacon and a priest by Archbishop Peter Paul Brennan, O.C.R. of the Ecumenical Catholic Diocese of the Americas. Gladfelter was also a life professed priest of the ALCC"s Augustinian Order. Gladfelter received the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery "with distinction" from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry and was a career officer in the Dental Corps of the United States Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel after serving more than 20 years on active duty.
He is a graduate (with honors) of the United States Army Command and General Staff College.
Gladfelter holds a commission as a Kentucky colonel.