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Welsh Awakenings
The Story of God's Work in Wales

Wales is a small country on the western fringe of Great Britain. Surrounded by the sea on three sides, dominated by mountains, and overshadowed by its dominant neighbour England, the spiritual history of Wales has been little known throughout the Christian church more widely. Yet Wales has a rich evangelical heritage, and, from the 18th to 20th Century, seemed unusual in the frequency with which it experienced powerful revivals – outpourings of the Holy Spirit, bringing many souls to Christ.

 

Join Jonathan Thomas on a journey through the length and breadth of Wales, exploring the history of God’s work in this beautiful country. Discover leaders like Griffith Jones, Daniel Rowland, Thomas Charles, David Morgan and Evan Roberts,

and learn lessons from the past for God’s church today.

 

Wherever you live in the world, may we be stirred to cry out with Isaiah,

“Oh, that You would rend the heavens, and come down!”

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DAN PUGH

JONATHAN THOMAS

JOHN AARON

KEVIN ADAMS

JEREMY BAILEY

ERYL DAVIES

GWYN DAVIES

HYWEL MEREDYDD DAVIES

PHILIP EVESON

RHODRI GLYN

E. WYN JAMES

NATHAN MUNDAY

GWILYM ROBERTS

JOHN SNYDER

CAROLINE TAYLOR

GEOFF THOMAS

ALUN TUDUR

DAN PUGH

TIMOTHY JOHNSTON

MATTHEW COLCLOUGH

RYAN SCHROEDER

Disc 1

FEATURE DOCUMENTARY

Chapters:

  1. The Morning Star

  2. The Methodist Revival

  3. The Sweet Singer

  4. Thomas Charles

  5. A Golden Age of Preaching

  6. The Beddgelert Revival

  7. The 1859 Revival

  8. The Forward Movement

  9. The 1904 Revival

  10. The 20th Century

 

Disc 2

FEATURETTES

  1. The Puritan Influence

  2. Calvinistic Methodism

  3. Howell Harris: Autocratic Pioneer

  4. Selina, Countess of Huntingdon

  5. Daniel Rowland: Powerful Preacher

  6. The Hymns of William Williams

  7. Ann Griffiths

  8. Christmas Evans and Sandemanianism

  9. John Elias: Preaching in Holyhead

  10. Mary Richard: Missionary to China

  11. The Keswick Movement

  12. Publicity and the 1904 Revival

  13. Peter Price and the 1904 Revival

  14. The 1904 Revival in Rhosllanerchrugog

  15. The Early 20th Century

  16. Martyn & Bethan Lloyd-Jones

  17. The EMW & The Mid-20th Century

  18. Leaving the Presbyterian Church

 

WELSH HYMN SINGING FROM BETHANY CHAPEL, AMMANFORD

  1. Hymns of the Revival, 1954

  2. Singing Festival, 1975

 

Disc 3

BEHIND-THE-SCENES PRODUCTION VLOGS

  1. Llanddowror

  2. Bala

  3. Llangasty & Talgarth

  4. Llangeitho & Blaenannerch

  5. Llanystumdwy & Llangefni

  6. Caerphilly & Cardiff

  7. Ysbyty Ystwyth & Aberystwyth

  8. Beddgelert & Capel-y-Nant

  9. Tredegar

  10. Loughor & Port Talbot

  11. Ammanford

  12. Pantycelyn Farm

  13. Caerwent

 

Additional Online Content:

PRE-PRODUCTION VLOGS

  1. Introduction to Jonathan Thomas

  2. Our Approach to Church History

  3. Jonathan's Research Library

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