vin ist ▁rather ▁than ▁Ar min ian . ▁Wel sh ▁Method ists ▁gradually ▁built ▁up ▁their ▁own ▁networks , ▁structures , ▁and ▁even ▁meeting ▁houses ▁( or ▁chap els ), ▁which ▁led ▁eventually ▁to ▁the ▁se cess ion ▁of ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁and ▁the ▁formal ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Cal vin istic ▁Method ist ▁Pres by ter ian ▁church ▁of ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁Wel sh ▁Method ist ▁rev ival ▁also ▁had ▁an ▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁older ▁non con form ist ▁churches , ▁or ▁diss ent ers ▁— ▁the ▁Bapt ists ▁and ▁the ▁Cong reg ational ists ▁— ▁who ▁in ▁turn ▁also ▁experienced ▁growth ▁and ▁renew al . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁by ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century , ▁Wales ▁was ▁pre domin antly ▁a ▁non con form ist ▁country . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 0 4 - 1 9 0 5 ▁Wel sh ▁Rev ival ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁full ▁scale ▁Christian ▁Rev ival ▁of ▁Wales ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁It ▁is ▁believed ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁became ▁Christians ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 4 – 1 9 0 5 ▁rev ival , ▁but ▁despite ▁this ▁it ▁did ▁not ▁put ▁a ▁stop ▁to ▁the ▁grad ual ▁decl ine ▁of ▁Christian ity ▁in ▁Wales , ▁only ▁holding ▁it ▁back ▁slightly . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Religion ▁in ▁England , ▁Scotland , ▁& ▁Wales ▁ ▁Anti - C atholic ism ▁in