What About The Church?
How would you respond if I asked you this question: “What is the church?” It has become popular to answer, “The church is all of us.” – While that is a “popular” answer in the…
Facebook Tip Leads to Arrest in Hit-and-Run Crash that Injured 3 Amish in Horse-Drawn Buggy
Ischua, New York – Authorities say a tip called in by a Facebook follower led to the arrest of the motorist who was involved in a hit-and-run accident with an Amish horse-drawn buggy on a…
Man Admits to Targeting Amish and Old Order Mennonite Homes in Burglary Spree
East Earl, Pennsylvania – An East Earl man admitted to burglarizing more than a dozen local homes, most of the targets being Plain-sect properties. Lewis B. Knight, 29, pleaded guilty to 14 burglaries in at…
Police: Woodhull Woman Stole from Amish Residents, Church
Woodhull, New York – Police say a Woodhull woman used her position as a bank employee to defraud money from Amish individuals, businesses and the Old Order Amish Church. Stacy L. Zeh, 42, has been…
Remembering my Amish Baptism
Stuarts Draft, Virginia – I was baptized at the above Stuarts Draft, Va., Amish meetinghouse on a warm Sunday morning in June, 1954 — 60 years ago. At just under 15, I was the youngest…
She went from Amish, to Cake Decorator, to Champion Semi Driver
An Amish buggy, it’s not exactly 80 tons of monstrous truck. A grocery store job frying doughnuts and decorating cakes, it’s not exactly hauling twin beds of freight 10 hours in the dark, wee hours…
Nebraskan Pleads Guilty in Buggy Crash Death Case
Pawnee City, Nebraska – A 57-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor charges related to a fatal collision with a horse-drawn buggy in southeast Nebraska. Online court records say Vivian Cockrell, of Pawnee City,…
Geauga County Amish Attacks Underscore Community’s Relationship with Sheriff’s Office
Middlefield, Ohio – Sheriff’s deputies in Geauga County spent decades trying to form a better relationship with a segment of its community not known for its openness with law enforcement — a group who didn’t…
Authorities Investigate Armed Robberies of Amish Buggies
Gladwin and Clare Counties, Michigan – Michigan State Police troopers from the West Branch Post, along with Gladwin and Clare county sheriff’s deputies, are investigating several armed robberies of Amish buggies. The armed robberies and…
Amish Voice – July 2014
Amish Voice – July 2014 IN THIS ISSUE: The Believer’s Life and Walk: Free and Spiritual Give it to ME, Says the Lord – Norma Miller Salvation vs Rewards (Continued from the May, 2014 Issue of…