Many Baptist and Methodist congregations became established in the Great Awakening of the early 19th century, when preachers proselytized across the South.
mˈɛni bˈæptɪst ænd mˈɛθədˌɪst kˌɑːŋɡɹɪɡˈeɪʃənz bɪkˌeɪm ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪnðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɐwˈeɪkənɪŋ ʌvðɪ ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, wˌɛn pɹˈiːtʃɚz pɹˈɑːslɪtˌaɪzd əkɹˌɑːs ðə sˈaʊθ.