The Amish are a Christian group originating from the Old Order Amish Mennonite Church, a European religious movement from the 17th century. Every day life for the Amish is ruled by a specific set of ...

Berlin sits at the heart of Ohio’s Amish Country and welcomes you with the clip-clop of horse hooves. Black buggies share the road with cars as they pass the famous Guggisberg Cheese Factory. The main ...

An attorney told Newsweek the decision will not lead to future similar "slippery slopes." Opponents say it could unravel the ...

Summer is traditionally a time for swimming, picnics, and Sunday evening worship services at the Brethren & Mennonite ...

Old Order Amish and Mennonite communities have done such a great job branding and marketing themselves, and they know exactly what they’re doing.” For Hoffman, the abuse rates are not just numbers on ...

2. Misconception: Amish and Mennonite are synonyms. What do we mean when we talk about the Amish? For most people, and our purposes, it means Old Order Amish.

In Ohio, millions of drivers share roads with more than 76,000 Amish and Mennonite travelers, especially in Ashland, Wayne and Holmes counties.

Old Old Order Amish, or “house Amish,’’ hold church every other Sunday in a member’s home. Nolt speculates Lapp went to the Mennonite service on his week off.

In Latin America in particular, Old Order Mennonites have settled in countries where social customs remain closer to their own conservative values. Some Mennonites in the US also continue to live ...

In 1693, a divide among Swiss Anabaptists led by Jakob Ammann led to the creation of the Amish. In the 1860s, Amish Mennonites split from the Old Order Amish over differences in beliefs.

Old Order Mennonite families from southern Ontario have placed an offer on about 1,000 acres of land in Kent County, where there is hope the new community will bolster efforts to revitalize ...