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Beards Encouraged but not Required: Brethren Openness Draws Converts

Gettysburg, Ohio – They aren’t Amish, but even many of their neighbors in rural Darke County, Ohio misidentify the little-known Old Order German Baptist Brethren, or Petitioners — a nickname bestowed on the group when they broke away from their larger church over a century ago.

The lack of attention suits the Petitioners just fine.

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