The Evangelical Movement of Wales was born in the 1940s, it came to light as a counter move by reformed Christians to the liberal theology which was gaining influence in to the protestant denominations of Wales during the 20th century. Individuals of Evangelical persuasion came together to try and do something to counter attack what they saw as the rotting of the old Calvinistic bible-based Welsh Christian heritage. // Events and trends World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrination, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atomic bomb. ... The Reformed churches are a group of Protestant denominations historically related by a similar Zwinglian or Calvinist system of doctrine but organisationally independent. ... This article is about the religous people known as Christians. ... For Christian theological modernism in the Roman Catholic Church, see Modernism (Roman Catholicism). ... Protestantism is a movement within Christianity, representing the splitting away from the Roman Catholic Church during the mid-to-late Renaissance in Europe—a period known as the Protestant Reformation. ... A denomination, in the Christian sense of the word, is an identifiable religious body under a common name, structure, and/or doctrine. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... The word evangelicalism usually refers to a tendency in diverse branches of Protestantism, typified by an emphasis on evangelism, a personal experience of conversion, biblically-oriented faith, and a belief in the relevance of Christian faith to cultural issues. ... Calvinism is a system of Christian theology and an approach to Christian life and thought, articulated by John Calvin, a Protestant Reformer in the 16th century, and subsequently by successors, associates, followers and admirers of Calvin and his interpretation of Scripture. ...

The Movement is a fellowship of churches and individuals who accept the Holy Scriptures, as originally given, as the infallible Word of God and of divine inspiration, and who recognise them as their sole authority in all matters of faith and practice. The Bible (Hebrew: תנ״ך tanakh, Greek: η Βίβλος hē biblos) (sometimes The Holy Bible, The Book, Word of God, The Word Scripture, Scripture), from Greek (τα) βίβλια, (ta) biblia, (the) books, is the name used by Jews and Christians for their (differing but overlapping) canons of sacred texts. ...

The Movement serves both English and Welsh speakers. Given this bilingual focus, where appropriate, parallel and corresponding status is given to both languages in their work. The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

The Movement's stated aims are:

• The promotion of a true and faithful witness to the fundamental truths of the Christian faith and to the essential spiritual unity of those who subscribe to it.
• To bring others to a personal knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ and to encourage such to live a godly life.
• To foster evangelism, experiential religion and a concern for revival.
• To provide means for uniting and co-ordinating the witness and fellowship of evangelical churches, fellowships and individual Christians.
• The formation and supervision of evangelical fellowships.
• The publication distribution and sale of English & Welsh literature consistent with the doctrinal belief of the Movement and to facilitate the same to open such shops and other outlets as may be necessary for these purposes.
• To provide Christian workers who subscribe to the movement's doctrinal belief with advice and support.
• To provide theological education and training for persons aspiring to Christian service within the evangelical constituency.
• To co-operate with other bodies, at home and abroad, which subscribe to the movement's doctrinal beliefs in the furtherance of the foregoing aims and objects.
• To help Christians think and act biblically regarding the world in which they live.

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History

The Movement's first initiative was to publish Y Cylchgrawn Efengylaidd (The Evangelical Magazine), first published in 1948. The magazine was originally published in Welsh and soon after a sister magazine was published in English.

The General Secretary of the Movement for 45 years and one of its founders was Rev J. Elwyn Davies, he stated:

the Movement became a focus for fellowship, nurture and service for Christians who found themselves placed at a considerable disadvantage in churches and denominations which, to a very considerable extent, had departed from the main tenets of the Christian faith.

The Movement and Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones, an influential member, have been influential among Evangelical Christians in Wales and beyond (see also Gareth Davies). Dr D Martyn Lloyd-Jones (December 20, 1899 - March 1, 1981) was a protestant Christian who headed much of the evangelical movement of the 20th century. ...

Experiencing increased hostility in the 1950s and 1970s within their churches, a number of pastors and congregations left and set up independent evangelical churches in many parts of Wales.

Sources

• Davies, Gwyn : 'Light in the Land - Christianity in Wales 200-2000' : 2002
• Gibbard, Noel : 'The first 50 years - history of the Evangelical Movement of Wales' : 199?

External links

• Welsh homepage
• English homepage
• Christian Worldwide Ministry - The official site of Christian Worldwide Ministry.
• Worldwide Christians Online - Meet Christians from around the world.