To many outsiders, the Amish and Mennonites might appear nearly identical, sharing their roots in Anabaptist Christianity and valuing simplicity and faith. However, despite their shared history, these ...

A Republican state senator from upstate New York wants to make it easier for members of the Amish and Mennonite communities to buy a gun. Earlier this week, Senator Catharine Young introduced ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jun. 30—CROGHAN — The Adirondack Mennonite Heritage Association (AMHA) is hosting the 33rd Zwanzigstein (twenty stones) Fest of ".

I was reporting on an education conference in a downtown Washington hotel when I noticed TV monitors in the lobby were turned on to CNN and Fox news and broadcasters were reporting on an attack on a ...

A local health official said the Amish and Mennonite communities of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, have reached herd immunity from the coronavirus. Allen Hoover, the administrator of the Parochial ...

Knowing the nuances of the flavors only comes from living and growing up inside each group. But like ice cream, there are some differences you can tell just by sight. The following list describes the ...

Plain People is an umbrella term for various Amish and Old Order Mennonite groups who set themselves apart from the modern world in different ways. The groups are offshoots of the Anabaptist movement ...