In an era of declining church membership for most Christian denominations, one group of believers is experiencing healthy, unprecedented growth. In 2014, the estimated Amish population in Indiana exceeded 50,000, according to the Young Center…
St. Charles, Minnesota – An Amish farm family has had a frightening week after a horse-and-buggy accident last Friday. It started when Mervin Bontrager, 28, was driving the buggy with his wife and young children…
Car fanatics are quick to spew stats on how much horsepower their prized Camaro or Corvette has, but do they know what horsepower even means? For most of us, it has nothing to do with…
Summit Township, Pennsylvania – State police have charged an 18-year-old Pennsylvania man with using a BB gun to shoot a horse that was pulling a buggy, an Amish couple and their 1-year-old infant. Caleb Gotjen…
I a welcome and enjoy discussions about the Amish way of life. After receiving questions about what it’s like to be a young Amish woman and if I’d like to have a less strict way…
Cleveland, Ohio – An Ohio judge on Friday formally ended a court effort to force chemotherapy on an Amish girl whose parents had defied a hospital over her treatment for leukemia, according to a ruling…
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin – A right that the Amish have had in Pennsylvania for years is now available to them in the state of Wisconsin. An Amish dairy farmer in Eau Claire County has…
In an era of declining church membership for most Christian denominations, one group of believers is experiencing healthy, unprecedented growth. In 2014, the estimated Amish population in Indiana exceeded 50,000, according to the Young Center…
LaGrange, Indiana – Lifelong Lagrange County resident Chad Fry is done horsing around and has been on a quest to get a county ordinance in place requiring horse manure be cleaned up by horse owners.…
Belmont, New York – A 1-year-old Amish girl who suffered lye burns in her Centerville home about 1 p.m. Monday was taken to Women and Children’s Hospital in Buffalo for treatment of possibly severe burns.…
