And then there were four

Three to challenge committee nominee Gradye Parsons for General Assembly stated clerk

by Jerry L. Van Marter
Presbyterian News Service

LOUISVILLE — The Stated Clerk Nominating Committee announced today that three challengers have stepped forward to stand for General Assembly Stated Clerk against the committee’s nominee, the Rev. Gradye Parsons.

Under the General Assembly’s standing rules, the 13 applicants who were not chosen by the committee had until May 7 to notify the committee of their intention to stand for the office.

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