Fire damages Amish home in Springs
SPRINGS, PA – Firefighters from three departments responded to a house fire Tuesday evening in Springs. Salisbury fire Chief Justin Short said the fire started from a spark at a sugar camp and spread into…
Amish community may have reached coronavirus ‘herd immunity,’ health official says
An Amish community in Pennsylvania may have become the first group in the U.S. to achieve herd immunity, a local health official claims. The administrator of a medical center in the heart of Lancaster County’s New Holland Borough, which is…
Douglas County Mennonite church destroyed by blaze
CHESTERVILLE, IL — An early-morning fire Friday destroyed a western Douglas County church that’s at least 40 years old. “We did see fire through the roof,” Arthur Fire Chief Chris Helton said of what firefighters…
It’s Not Unheard of for Young People in Amish Communities To Have Dentures
Visiting the dentist can be scary for so many but, for those in low-income areas of the United States, it can also be costly. So, to learn that many Amish remove their teeth willingly to essentially prevent…
Did you know Ireland has an Amish community?
The Christian Fellowship of Dunmore East, Co. Waterford is Ireland’s only Amish-Mennonite community. It was founded in 1992 by William McGrath, an Irish American who converted to the Mennonite branch of Christianity after fighting in WWII and…
Religious groups file brief in support of Amish appeal to Supreme Court
Two national religious liberty groups filed a brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of members of the Fillmore County Swartzentruber Amish community’s petition to overturn a Minnesota court’s decision that would require them…
Fillmore County Amish gray water case petitions U.S. Supreme Court
Members of the Fillmore County Swartzentruber Amish community have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their case on whether the government can force them to install a septic system for the disposal of bath,…
Amish Voice – March 2021
Amish Voice – March 2021 IN THIS ISSUE: The General Epistle of James – Teacher’s Outline and Study Bible™ Embracing Divinely Created Womanhood – Norma Miller Step Out of the Boat Conference – Joe Keim Our Children – Steve…
Witchcraft
WITCHCRAFT: The use of spells, invocation of spirits, communication with the devil or a familiar spirit or medium. There are only two sources of spiritual power: 1) From almighty God. 2) From our enemy, Satan.…
My Dad
This morning I am thinking about my dad. He was always on the quiet side, and worked hard all his life. He would spend a lot of time in our small shop at home—that is…