▁a ▁personal ▁relationship ▁with ▁Christ . ▁ ▁Church ▁membership ▁so ars ▁ ▁The ▁Method ist ▁circuit ▁rid ers ▁and ▁local ▁Bapt ist ▁pre ach ers ▁made ▁enorm ous ▁g ains ▁in ▁increasing ▁church ▁membership . ▁To ▁a ▁less er ▁extent ▁the ▁Pres by ter ians ▁also ▁gained ▁members , ▁particularly ▁with ▁the ▁C umber land ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Church ▁in ▁sp ars ely ▁settled ▁areas . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁numerical ▁strength ▁of ▁the ▁Bapt ists ▁and ▁Method ists ▁rose ▁relative ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁denomin ations ▁dominant ▁in ▁the ▁colonial ▁period — the ▁Ang lic ans , ▁Pres by ter ians , ▁Cong reg ational ists . ▁Among ▁the ▁new ▁denomin ations ▁that ▁grew ▁from ▁the ▁religious ▁fer ment ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening ▁are ▁the ▁Church es ▁of ▁Christ , ▁Christian ▁Church ▁( Dis ci ples ▁of ▁Christ ), ▁the ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁Church , ▁and ▁the ▁Evangel ical ▁Christian ▁Church ▁in ▁Canada . ▁ ▁The ▁converts ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁Great ▁Aw ak ening ▁were ▁pre domin antly ▁female . ▁A ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁source ▁estimated ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁female ▁converts ▁to ▁every ▁two ▁male ▁converts ▁between ▁ 1 7 9 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁Young ▁people ▁( th ose ▁under ▁ 2 5 ) ▁also ▁converted ▁in ▁greater ▁numbers , ▁and ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁convert . ▁ ▁Sub groups ▁ ▁Advent ism ▁ ▁The ▁Advent ▁Mov ement ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 3