On Friday night, the bishops in a tri-county area of the Amish community had a meeting to discuss COVID-19 and their response to it. Bishop Marvin Kauffman, of District 67-2, said they will abide by… Amish bishops convene to discuss COVID-19
Ruth Lapp said she always let her babies crawl on the floor when they were young. And when her children complain of a sore throat, she gives them a spoonful of vinegar, a remedy she… ‘We aren’t as spooked’: How the Amish are responding to the coronavirus
One-room Amish schoolhouses across Lancaster County are closed for the week, yet scores of Amish wedding goers Tuesday filled a big tent on a farm near New Holland. The Amish two days earlier crowded into… Coronavirus threat closes Amish schools, but weddings, church go on
CLEVELAND, OH – Amish bishop Sam Mullet, one of more dozen people convicted in a series of nighttime raids and beard cuttings on his enemies in eastern Ohio, wants out of federal custody because of… Amish bishop Sam Mullet, who orchestrated beard-cutting attacks in Ohio, wants out of halfway house because of coronavirus
MANHEIM TOWNSHIP, PA — When Earl Hurst bought 100 acres of farmland in rural Lancaster County in 1952, he planned for the fertile fields to help sustain his family. And for a generation, they did… A Plan to Develop Farmland in Amish Country Meets Resistance
NEW WILMINGTON, PA — One teenager is injured after a garbage truck collided with an Amish buggy in Pennsylvania. Officials say the noise from the truck spooked the horse at an intersection in New Wilmington… Garbage truck collides with Amish buggy
ARTHUR, IL — Mennonite farmer Willis Kuhns said 2019 was “as frustrating as it gets.” He started planting corn on his farm in Arthur in mid-April last year, but frequent rain halted the process. “It… Mennonite and Amish Farmers Struggle with Increasing Rain in Illinois
As the new coronavirus spreads throughout Pennsylvania, health officials are working to inform Plain communities in Lancaster County of the virus. Getting information about the coronavirus out to those communities is difficult because many of… Health officials working to provide Plain sect members with COVID-19 information
This concludes a study on the beliefs of our forefathers, based largely on the 1632 Dordrecht Confession of Faith. This section tells about Eschatology, or the study of the end times. This has been edited for… Belief of our Fathers: The End Times (Chapter 9)
I was recently thinking over an event that happened to me. As I was hurting, praying, and trying to process it all, I went to my prayer closet and began reading the book Uninvited. I… Unlimited Slices of Pie
