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Former Amish Man Shares Inspiring Message At Montpelier’s River Of Life Worship Center
| July 3, 2025MONTPELIER, Ohio On Sunday, June 29, 2025, at 11:00 a.m., a large crowd gathered at the River of Life Worship Center / Revive Church Ministry in Montpelier, Ohio, to hear Eli Yoder, a 42-year-old former Amish man turned preacher.
A truck driver is convicted in the fatal shooting of an Amish woman in her Pennsylvania home
| June 12, 2025MEADVILLE, PA - A jury convicted a 53-year-old truck driver Thursday of shooting to death a pregnant Amish woman inside her rural Pennsylvania home early last year.
'Miracle that they're still alive': Tornado devastates Amish family of 11 in Washington County
| May 30, 2025WASHINGTON COUNTY, KY — An EF-2 tornado tore through Washington County early Friday morning, killing one person and injuring 14 others.
Man jailed in Amish holdups facing more charges
| May 19, 2025A West Middlesex man incarcerated in Mercer County for reportedly holding up Amish buggies at gunpoint is facing new charges in Lawrence County for writing a bad check.
Amish community packs Pomeroy, Ohio, courtroom as disturbing murder case advances
| May 13, 2025POMEROY, OH A Pomeroy courtroom was packed with members of Amish community as an unusually disturbing murder case advanced though Ohios court system.
Legions of Amish Come to Help Rebuild NC Town: ‘It’s Fun Making a Difference’
| April 25, 2025For the towns along Hurricane Helene’s path of destruction through North Carolina, rebuilding homes and stores takes time.
Amish education: After eight years in school, plain life begins with service to community
| April 24, 2025By the flicker of a candle or lantern, children gather textbooks and lunch pails for their morning journey down country roads to primitive schoolhouses.
Miriam Mast
| April 21, 2025Hi. My name is Miriam, and I have been at New Beginnings since the second week in November of 2024. I had just left the Amish religion and felt I needed a place to get my bearings and grow in my newfound faith.
Former Amish woman is showing people how to make cost effective food and it looks delicious
| April 3, 2025Making tasty organic foods can be a challenge, especially when you're cooking for children or you're on a tight budget.
Amish buggies targeted in armed robberies: Police
| March 31, 2025An armed man allegedly robbed two Amish buggies in western Pennsylvania, according to police.
Two people saved by Amish horse and buggy after vehicle submerged in Kentucky flood waters
| March 19, 2025A Kentucky area couple is thankful to be alive thanks to a nearby Amish community.
The Amish lawsuit in Ohio over buggy lights
| March 10, 2025A traffic law in Ohio is being challenged by some members of the Amish community. The law, passed about two years ago, requires animal-drawn vehicles to display a flashing yellow light to increase visibility in an effort to prevent traffic accidents.
‘Going with God,’ conservative Amish sue Ohio over lights law
| February 24, 2025In the 1960s, the Swartzentrubers — one of the most conservative subgroups of Old Order Amish — worked out a deal with the Ohio government.
As more Amish move into rural Virginia, crashes between buggies and motor vehicles are on the rise. Finding a solution is compl
| February 20, 2025When the buggies started arriving at the accident scene, Cumberland County Sheriff Darrell Hodges feared that a confrontation was about to erupt.
Ex-Amish Woman Exposes Years of Systematic Abuse
| February 14, 2025IN THIS powerful memoir, former Amish community member Lizzy Hershberger breaks her silence about the systematic abuse she endured and her journey to justice.
Asheville Answers: Amish, Mennonite groups responding to Helene? What were they working on?
| February 7, 2025Question: I've been seeing posts online about how groups of Amish and Mennonite volunteers have come down to help build homes in Western North Carolina. Is this true?
Silicone Boone: Ex-Amish Finding his Voice through Music
| February 5, 2025CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY — The power of musical knows no bounds.
From Darkness to Light: My Journey to the Saving Grace of Jesus Christ
| February 4, 2025I never imagined my life turning out the way it has. If you had told me years ago that Id be where I am today free, forgiven, and walking in the grace of Jesus—I would have struggled to believe it.
Woman steals Amish horse and buggy from Michigan Walmart parking lot: Police
| January 24, 2025STURGIS, MI - A Michigan woman was arrested after officials said she stole a horse and Amish buggy from a Walmart parking lot.
Mary Glick
| January 15, 2025I worked at Beyond Measure Market with some really good people. I made great connections with the customers, my coworkers, and the girls at the apartment. I am thankful for all the friends I made and the memories I’ve created.
Sadie Miller's Newsletter (January 2024)
| January 1, 2025 I am excited to share God’s call on my life to return to Nicaragua and minister to the nationals, specifically the children. The Lord has brought opportunities and established my goings to get the gospel to Nicaragua.
Amish Volunteers Come To Boone To Help With Post-Helene Recovery Project
| December 23, 2024The Amish have long been known and respected for their workmanship, and many of us have seen them in their element while visiting Ohio’s Holmes County and the Lancaster, Pennsylvania area.
Flashing lights too flashy for some Amish. Old order challenges new Ohio buggy law
| December 1, 2024The Swartzentruber Amish are suing to overturn Ohio's new traffic law that requires animal-drawn buggies to have yellow flashing lights, saying the law conflicts with the First Amendment protecting their religious expression.
Grant Awarded to Help Reduce Amish Buggy Crashes
| November 25, 2024A $70,000 federal highway-safety grant has been awarded to the Branch-Hillsdale-St. Joseph Health Agency in an effort to reduce vehicle crashes with Amish buggies.
How Trump won Pennsylvania’s Amish vote — with the help of missionaries and Elon Musk
| November 12, 2024Republicans seek votes among Pa. Amish, who rarely cast them
| October 29, 2024Do Amish vote? That depends
| October 23, 202411 in Amish family, including 1-year-old, hospitalized after eating 'toxic mushrooms'
| October 14, 2024Eleven members of an Amish family - including a 1-year-old - were hospitalized in Pennsylvania Friday night after ingesting wild, "toxic mushrooms," local authorities said.
Prime Crime: Young Mennonite Woman Hunted Down and Executed Over Her Faith
| October 12, 2024Sasha Krause mysteriously disappeared after heading off to church in January 2020. The Mennonite woman and Sunday school teacher was missing for five weeks until a camper made a shocking discovery.
Police look to prevent more horse-drawn buggy crashes on New York roads
| September 20, 2024While they are not as common as regular vehicle crashes, when a horse-drawn buggy is hit by car, or when the horse is just spooked by one, the results are likely to be deadly.
