David Bawden and five other like-minded people gathered together in a modified thrift store in Belvue, Kansas. Their goal was to elect a pope. David received the majority of the votes, and took the name Pope Michael I.
Fast forward 18 years - to 2008. Followers have come and gone, and Bawden is living in Delia, Kansas with his mother (a follower and an elector), getting the word out via the internet. In a few months, the first of several young men will arrive to train as priests and spread the news of Bawden's election.
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