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movement.

History

A Welsh

Calvinistic Methodist Calvinistic Methodists were born out of the 18th-century Welsh Methodist revival and survive as a body of Christians now forming the Presbyterian Church of Wales. Calvinistic Methodism became a major denomination in Wales, growing rapidly in the ...

presence in Cathays began in 1884, with the founding of ''Capel Horeb'', a small building on May Street. It owed its birth to the widening of Cardiff's boundaries in 1875, which had taken in more Welsh-language speakers in the areas around the city. In 1900, this building was closed and the congregation moved to a newer, more prominent location on nearby Crwys Road. The building is constructed in Pennant stone and Bath stone with dressings in yellow brick, and on completion, was named ''Capel Heol y Crwys''. The May Street building is now used by the

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. In its early years, it was a very popular Welsh-speaking chapel, with regular congregations of 500, but as with many of Cardiff's suburban churches, its attendance declined in the late 20th century, and maintenance costs became hard to meet. In 1988, the congregation moved into newer premises in Richmond Road, having acquired a building formerly used by

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. It continues to operate at the location. In 1990, the old chapel underwent conversion into a mosque. The mosque became

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on 21 August 1997.

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Mosques in Wales Religious buildings and structures in Cardiff Grade II listed buildings in Cardiff Former churches in Cardiff Former Methodist churches in the United Kingdom Mosques converted from churches in Europe {{Wales-struct-stub

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