The organization of the Norwegian Synod, begun at the Luther Valley church in January, 1851, was completed at a meeting in October, 1853.

The evidence

• “Until about 1865 southern "Wisconsin formed the center of the Norse population in America, and several important conventions were held in the Luther Valley church—among them may be mentioned that the organization of the Norwegian Synod was begun here in January, 1851, and completed at a meeting in October, 1853.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/13-beloit-churches.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 306 / book p. 280

  Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

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