There have been Bahá'ís in the United Kingdom since 1898 and a national administrative body, the National Spiritual Assembly, was first elected in 1923. The Faith became established in Wales with the first local community, that of Cardiff, in 1948. Since then it has spread throughout Wales, and now has an elected Bahá'í Council for Wales under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly. There is a concentration of local communities in the south-east of the Principality.

The Bahá'í Faith was established in Chepstow in 1973 with the first Bahá'í moving from Bath. Now there is a very active community in Chepstow, involved with the wider community and also co-operating with its neighbours on many fronts. Regular local activities include meditation meetings, spiritual development courses, and children's classes, all of which are open to non-Bahá'ís as well as Bahá'ís. .