Amish teachers serve Old Colony schools in Mexico

Two of the most traditional Anabaptist groups — Old Order Amish and Old Colony Mennonites — were only vaguely aware of each other 24 years ago.

Since then, they’ve built a relationship of trust based on a common interest in education that preserves separation from the world.

Beginning with a 1995 visit by eight Old Order Amish to Old Colony Mennonites in Mexico, Mennonite Central Committee helped the two groups explore how to support each other.