Note — Since this story was posted on Oct. 21, we have received an e-mail from Alex Metherell, whom we attempted to reach last week but did not receive a reply. His response is as follows:
"Your report gives the impression that we have the 50 signatures needed to call the special meeting of the 214th General Assembly. In fact, we have 25 signatures (13 elders and 12 ministers) representing 19 presbyteries and 11 synods. All of these came from the e-mailing I made to about 70 commissioners. We still need to get another 12 elder commissioners and 13 minister commissioners. I have now sent out via regular mail a call to all 554 commissioners," wrote Metherell.
By Leslie Scanlon and John Sniffen
A California elder’s call for a special session of the 214th General Assembly reportedly has almost enough numerical support, but other voices in the church say it’s either not necessary or the wrong time.
Alex Metherell, a commissioner from Los Ranchos Presbytery, started his appeal last month in an "urgent and...
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