A meeting was held at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Beloit, agreeably to a petition to the Beloit District Convention, regarding the organization of a Congregational church.

The evidence

• “Congregational Church. — On May 1, 1851, agreeably to a petition forwarded to the Beloit District Convention asking that action be taken with regard to the organization of a church, a meeting was held at the Methodist Episcopal Church in accordance with the permission obtained. The Rev.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/16-rock-county-ch10-villages.md, PDF p. 656 / book p. 660

  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.

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