After returning from Bangalore, Rev. Dr. Gladstone was ordained as a priest of the Diocese of South Kerala of the Church of South India on 20 July 1975 [REF].
The diocese designated him as Youth Pastor[REF] and thereafter, Gladstone was assigned a teaching task at the Kerala United Theological Seminary,[REF] [KUTS - affiliated to the Senate of Serampore College] Thiruvananthapuram.