Our Current Primace Elected 2015-Present
Orthodoxe Kirche der Culdees
Rev. Dr. Stephen M.K. d’Guelph Brunswick ThD, PhD.
The inspirational life testimony of ++ Stephen is a larger topic, however here are the main ministry events in the Orthodox Church of the Culdees in as chronological with some subheadings.
A Minister holding several Canonical, Traditional and Legal succession credentials in the Ecclesiastical and Royal ranks of Celtic and Kindred jurisdictions.
His Ministerial Office Chronology
(Note: While initially being baptized Roman Catholic as an infant in 1978, the family reverted to Evangelical and Protestant churches in the 1980’s. However his educational upbringing remained primarily in Lutheran schools.)
Im Jahr unseres Herrn, 1990Im Alter von 12 Jahren kam + Stephen zum ersten Mal unter die Vormundschaft of +Bishop Pastor Leroy Crouch of Restoration Ministries. Crouch being of Celtic Davidic background, kept the Culdee Scottish documents posted in the Sanctuary for all to read. The community kept a portion of the Celtic liturgy. He was a primary teacher of the Melchizedek Order, in several theology series. The Pastor was a Spiritual father to Stephen, who could visit his offices any time, as his own school campus (where Stephen’s Parents were the landlord and school officials). Crouch was a speaker at numerous Ministries that included America’s Promise conferences. He made several advanced theology series that were recorded at such conferences and at Restoration Ministries.
In the year of our Lord, 1999, Pastor Crouch nominated +Stephen to the office of Associate Pastor. Confirmation to office did not happen till 2000. +Stephen was highlighted in the Obituary as an honored student of Crouch, and gave part of his eulogy at the funeral.
Im Jahr unseres Herrn, 2000, after 8 years active as a layman in the Culdees’ church at Orange(Restoration Ministries), and three years of a concentrated study +Stephen was officially anointed and ordained as a Priester und Evangelist von + Bischof Lesley Boyle, stellvertretender Pastor des verstorbenen Bischofs Pastor Crouch.
Im Jahr unseres Herrn 2003, + Stephen wurde ein Kaplan for several local community organizations including for the Imperial Order of Knights, performing weddings, baptisms, communion, and other church services.
Im Jahr unseres Herrn 2003Er wurde gemacht Manager von die Wurzeln der Kelten Bookshop(used at Scottish / Celtic Clan festivals), owned by Dr. Warren Johnson. From 2002 +Stephen was recognized as a Gelehrte von Dr. Johnson und anderen Vorstandsmitgliedern des American Institute of Theology, die seine Arbeiten zur exegetischen Theologie in den fortgeschrittenen Kursunterlagen des Seminars der Western Division veröffentlicht haben. Diente als regulärer Dozent und Honorarprofessor.
Im Jahr unseres Herrn 2003, + Bischof Wesley Perkins und + Bischof Lesley Boyle weihten Stephen als Bischof der Kirchemit Aufsicht über mehrere Versammlungen in den Landkreisen Orange County, San Bernardino und Riverside.
Im Jahr unseres Herrn, 2004, +Stephen begun occupations of the estates and domains in Europe that were inherited by law as belonging to George d’Guelph Brunswick Nott, in succession of our Great Uncle Ulric d’Este Guelph Brunswick, who fought against the illegal occupations of Hanover and Prussia. All in accordance with numerous treaties and house laws on the method of transmitting the inheritance and taking possession.
Im Jahr unseres Herrn, 2004, +Stephen became Evangelist to Europe und representative Bishop for the European branch of the Christ’s Assembly Worldwide, attending the annual synod (council of bishops).
In the year of our Lord, 2005, +Stephen established the “Good News of the Kingdom” Radio show as co-host with Pastor Boyle. This continued till 2014 with 450 sermons. Regular broadcasts are continued under “the Brunswickers” youtube channel till this day.
In the year of our Lord, 2006, +Stephen began a cooperation of Culdee institutes under His Eminence Abbot Dr David Michael Smith, Abbot General of the Culdee Order, Grand Master of the Templar Order of the Gate.
Im Jahr unseres Herrn, 2007, +Stephen was issued a provisional charter by the Abbot General of the Culdee Order to form a Culdean Mission (and Abbey) at the South of the Netherlands. This was more of a recognition, co-participating in events. For a time he served as Abbot of Barendrecht Abbey, Zuid Holland. His Abbey and wider Celtic Church ministry (ongoing since 2000) delivered priestly services to the remnant and other outcasts of true Israel in dispersion, in pockets of Europe and the UK. Several newsletters highlighted his “2010 Pilgrimage Crusade” to “Reclaim the Ecclesiastical Rights of Glastonbury”, and leading festival services for various congregations. The primacy in the Culdees in Europe had been won back from various pagan imposters. Membership in this Celtic communion grew from various countries, including Germany, South Africa, Ukraine, Italy, France, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium, Luxemburg, and England.
Im Jahr unseres Herrn 2009, + Bischof Wesley Perkins und + Bischof Lesley Boyle ordinierten + Bischof Stephen als Bischof in den Niederlanden(overseeing multiple congregations), and jointly signed a Referenzschreiben für seine spätere Wahl zum Erzbischof für die Gerichtsbarkeit von BENELUX im Bischofsrat der Versammlung Christi. Ordinationsurkunde wurde auch erhalten.
In the year of our Lord, 2009, The Heraldic Community of Westphalia registered the Nott Coat of Arms with Bishops’ Consecration award, adorning the 14th Century Dynastic house arms.
Im Jahr unseres Herrn 2009, +Stephen Michael was elevated to Crown Prince of the Wolfenbuttel-Brunswick principality, as His Serene Highness as Heir-at-law to George d’Guelph Brunswick Nott. As representative, exchanged award medals at the Ducal Guard ceremony held at Brunswick Germany in sight of 4,000 spectators. In 2009 HMSH launched the copyrighted websites www.Wolfenbuttel.info, vonbrunswick.com etc to distribute our Dynastic Claim book and the Documentary DVD “Throne Stolen but Not Lost” as produced by Galatia Films LLC.
Im Jahr unseres Herrn, 2010, + Stephen Michael wurde Lord Prior von Glastonbury, leading locals in the liturgy. He is heir to the last Royally approved wardens of Glastonbury. After the long dedicated ministry service, this rank was confirmed by Culdean (including Anglican, Scottish and Irish church) Clerics, Laymen, Patriots and Musicians at Glastonbury. This was the year the Catholic church stopped doing processions at Glastonbury. To fill in, right on time, +Stephen led a banner procession at the Tor. Prayers of consecration into office were administered. A film crew from Galatia films kept a record for a possible future documentary. Installment of the church banner at the Tor was photographed and published in several newsletters. A meeting of about 30 persons applauded at this event. The headlines read: “reclaiming Glastonbury”. These meetings were also photographed and published.
In the year of our Lord, 2011, together with blessings of the successors of Restoration Ministries, das Priorat von Salem was consecrated (for our Royal Priesthood under Christ the King of kings). The ceremony was officiated by Rev Stephen Michael K.B. at Samuel’s Great High Place at Gibeon (Jerusalem Israel) where Moses’ tabernacle rested. The consecration was during the High Holy day of the Feast of Passover after the Holy Communion. The service was held live by teleconference at a farm which is near the top of the highest mountain (at Gibeon) overlooking Jerusalem.
Im Jahr unseres Herrn 2013Der Erzbischof von Berlin, der Kanzler der amerikanisch-orthodoxen katholischen Kirche und andere Bischöfe erkannten den Status der Culdean-Kirche, unser Dienstalter, den keltischen Vorrang unter den westlichen Kirchen und die volle Autonomie an. Sie gaben uns auch die Erlaubnis, ihren Kirchen zu dienen. Dies war ein Beamter Anerkennungsschreiben und Kommunion zwischen dem OCC und dem AOCC mit a Referenz unserer guten Zusammenarbeit im Dienst seit mehr als fünf Jahren.
Im Jahr unseres Herrn, 2015, +Stephen was consecrated as Primace (Lead Bishop/Archbishop) and anointed with stamped recognitions by three Archbishops, recognized in writing and in the anointing ceremony as head of multiple jurisdictional titles of Nobility within the church and within the Dukedom Wolfenbuttel-Brunswick (as a German elder Dukedom, several member principalities remain resident subordinate). Multiple Knights were also invested at the event. The Archbishop of Berlin, +Peter Becker OSB (primary consecrating Bishop) and the Archbishop +Blake Allan Hammacher OSB (assisting Bishop), did canonically consecrate +Stephen as Erzbischof der AOCC-Erzdiözese der Niederlande und des Tieflandes (Benelux) with the contractual conditions of full autonomy of the Orthodox Culdean Church. Both Bishops being Order of Saint Benedict.
Co-Consecrators:
The assisting Archbishop +Ambrose von Sievers, Catacomb Church of True Orthodox Christians, provided a certificate of reintegration with the Orthodox Church, and formally recognized +Archbishop(or Primace) Stephen Michael d’Guelph Prince of Brunswick, of the Culdee’s church, und (Titel) Erzbischof von Glastonbury.
The day of the consecration was a day of ecclesiastical revolution in the Netherlands. Interested parties may inquire on the successful activities published in the Newspaper that day.
Halbjährlich +Stephen continues since 2010 meeting and maintaining services with the Glastonbury Clerics and others involved in ministry to the local people (and pilgrims). Some work full time in ministry, some in music, some in performing the Divine liturgies, and others in writing and distributing literature part time.
In the year of our Lord, 2016-present, +Stephen became Sovereign Ducal Protector for the investiture ceremonies for Wolfenbuttel-Brunswick jurisdictions of the Knights Templar.
Im Jahr unseres Herrn, 2017, +Stephen was awarded with a Doctorate of Divinity. As with tradition of ordinations, the Professor Becker from the same Lutheran Institute of St Peter and St Paul, referred him along with the references to the school’s headmaster. So +Stephen may use in His style as Doctor (one of three). (Although titles aren’t his wish, simply “brother” or fellow minister are enough, some may address him as Rev Doctor or the Primace within the OCC communion.)
Im Jahr unseres Herrn, 2017, +Stephen completed his Doctoral Thesis on the Celtic Church, and submitted it to the Lutheran Institute St Peter and St Paul, and was awarded the Degree of Doctor of Theology (or ThD).
Im Jahr unseres Herrn, 2019, HMSH, Rev Dr Stephen M.K. Brunswick re-launched the audio courses of the late Bishop Pastor Crouch through the Priory of Salem at Missouri and via the http://youtube.com/thebrunswickers Youtube channel.
Im Jahr unseres Herrn, 2020, HMSH, Rev Dr Stephen M.K. Brunswick established the Ministry of St. Andrew’s and St. Joseph’s at Dixieland Rd, Arkansas.
In the year of our Lord, 2021, HMSH, Rev Dr Stephen M.K. Brunswick graduated from the Baptist School of Biblical & Theological Studies with the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, emphasis in Religious Education (or PhD).
In the year of our Lord, 2022, HMSH Rev Dr Stephen MK d’Guelph Brunswick has completed the legal required succession paperwork covering eight legal methods for the accession to the Chiefship of the Royal House of Este-Guelph, for the Sovereign Dukedom of Wolfenbuttel-Brunswick and Wolfenbuttel-Luneburg while retaining his lawful status as the Royal-priest head (summus episcopus) of the Wolfenbuttel-Brunswick church. The completion of these additional legalities came through the coursework of the earned Certificates in International Law and International Arbitration from two major accredited Universities in the EU.
Note: In some jurisdictions of co-ministry the office is called primace. In Germany it’s Landesbischof (traditionally “summus episcopus”) as consecrated at Berlin as de jure prince-bishop of the de jure titular entity of Wolfenbuttel Brunswick.
Herein are several of the priestly lines that are recognized in Orthodox circles of Christendom (East and West). These lines connect in direct succession down from the Holy Apostles, in a consecration ceremony of anointing and the laying on of hands. http://celticorthodoxy.com/2020/04/lines-of-apostolic-succession-of-prince-archbishop-dr-stephen-m-dguelph-brunswick-primace-occ/
Als Gastbischof in einer ausländischen Gerichtsbarkeit ist es üblich, eine Neuweihe durchzuführen, um die Gültigkeit der Sakramente in diesen Gemeinden zu bestätigen.
Während einige glauben, dass diese Weihen nicht notwendig sind, betrachten mehrere Universitäten weltweit diese als Voraussetzung für jeden, der im priesterlichen Dienst handelt. Die englische Kirche und viele andere Kirchen, die nicht unter Roms Struktur stehen, beschlossen, die bischöfliche Nachfolge beizubehalten. Dies gilt für alle internationalen Anerkennungen, da die englische Kirche "ihr Episkopat beibehalten hat, aber nicht wie von Papst Gregor, der Augustinus den Mönch hierher geschickt hat, sondern von Joseph von Arimathäa". Dies ist zusammen mit einer umfassenderen Wiederherstellung und Anerkennung innerhalb der Ostorthodoxen Kirche (Die Wahre Orthodoxe Kirche, die den bolschewistischen Massakern entkommen ist, indem sie in den Katakomben der AKA-Katakombenkirche gelebt hat. In Übereinstimmung mit den Kanonen der ursprünglichen russischen Kirche zu halten Sabbat am Samstag.)
[Besonderer Hinweis zum Sabbat:Die Didascalia der Apostel wurde in den meisten Teilen der orthodoxen Welt als kanonisch angesehen, und darin ist der Sabbat Samstag und wird als Tag der Ruhe und Anbetung bezeichnet. Im Stoglav enthält ein offizielles Manuskript der russisch-orthodoxen Kirche aus dem Jahr 1556, das Materialien des Moskauer Rates während der Regierungszeit von Iwan IV. (1531-1584) enthält, ein Kapitel über den Sabbat:
“By the Authority of Peter and Paul, we command to the people to work during the week. But on Subota (Sabbath) and on Nedelja (Sunday) let them worship in the Church and pray, and let them learn something for the sake of good faith. The Subota is the image of the whole creation, while the Nedelja is the day of the resurrection.” Read more in the book published by His Eminence ++Rev Dr Stephen M.K. Brunswick, Primace ,OCC, “Den Sabbat in der orthodoxen Kirche ehren“.]
[In Short: + Stephen Michael (Nott-Brunswick) was consecrated with multiple titular anointings on February 7th, 2015. A main anointing that has been functional for a time was Archbishop of Glastonbury. The main duties are as the international Primace of the Culdees’ Church, and Prior over a school of seven. Although these callings in the Celtic church come from a hereditary birthright of the O’Neill line, and as “sons of the prophets”, as well as by calling and anointing from God firstly, these offices were confirmed by three Orthodox Archbishops of valid Apostolic Succession in right standing within our communion. These assisting Bishops were under multiple contracts not interfering with the independence of the Culdees’ jurisdictions, but in mutual help to our schools, removing doubts regarding canonicity and recognizing each other per the canons of the Orthodox faith, for the expansion of services to the local peoples. Note, although this title of Archbishop is named in the papers provided, the Culdees use the word Primace to describe the same. Glastonbury would use not a Bishop title, but of a Lord Prior or Abbot, as this historically hereditary station was among many Culdee hereditary stations held by Lord Prior John Nott as the last formally recognized Abbott of the original Glastonbury that was destroyed by Henry VIII.]