”Within a year after the formation of the Presbyterian Society at the county seat a number of people of that denomination in Plainfield township met to organize a similar church body. The meeting was held at the house of George N. Smith (whose place of residence at the time cannot be ascertained), January 7, 1837. The charter members are named thus: … moderator; Rev. A. S. Ware and wife, …”

Reference Data:

History of Allegan County, Michigan, by Dr. Henry F. Thomas, 1907, page 587