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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 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 Movement's stated aims are:
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 ). 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
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