German Lutheran meetings were held in Janesville as early as 1855.

The evidence

• “Meetings had been held on several occasions, in Janesville, of those of the Lutheran belief prior to this organization. As early as 1855, the Rev. P.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/14-rock-county-ch08-janesville.md, PDF p. 554 / book p. 558

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources