Contributed by Cathy Kubly >From "History of Racine and Kenosha Cos, Wisconsin", Chicago, Western Historical Company 1879, pages 384-385 ************************************************************************* "In the winter of 1840, at the request of Charles S Wright and J Lathrop, the Pastor of the Southport Baptist Church visited Racine and commenced a series of meetings, which were held in a vacant room in one of the stores on Main Street. These meetings made many converts, and encouraged the gentlemen mentioned to take incipient measures for the formation of a Baptist church. On the eleventh of April a meeting was held and eleven men and women formed themselves into a Conference, and having adopted the Articles of Faith and the Church Covenant of the New Hampshire Baptist Convention, letters were sent to [see page 385] the Baptist churches in Southport, Milwaukee, Burlington, and Prairieville inviting them to be present on the 25th of the same month, and if deemed expediant recognize them as a Baptist church. On the day appointed, the Council convened, and the following persons were organized and recognized as a Church of Christ, under the name First Baptist Church of Racine, viz.; Lucy W Fay, Elijah Fay, Martha Fay..... Shortly after the organization, the following were received upon experience and baptism, viz.: ....Eveline Fay,....Elbridge E Fay,....Winslow E Fay....making the number of members twenty-eight." ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com