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A brief History of the Amish People

In

1690, Hans Reist and Amman, were Mennonite Church leaders in

Western Europe. Disagreements developed concerning some religious

practices that were taking place in their congregation. In 1693, after

a confrontation with Reist's followers, Amman excommunicated Reist and

his supporters. Consequently, the entire Mennonite community was in

shock. Amman was causing divisions within the Mennonite church.

Over

the next several years nearly half of all the Mennonites were

excommunicated. Eventually, some were able to begin reasoning with

Amman. After searching his own soul, and considering the

divisions he had been responsible for within the Mennonite church,

Amman and some of his followers attempted to rejoin Reist’s

Mennonite church.

To

prove repentance, Amman excommunicated himself and his supporters

from his own church. He tried to rejoin the Mennonites in 1699, and

again in 1700. The Mennonites deemed this unacceptable since doctrinal

differences and disagreements of interpretation of scriptures and

traditions would always exist.

Amman eventually started his own church, thus becoming the founder and

leader of the Amish religion of today. Amman was still excommunicated

from the Mennonite church when he died.

On

October 2, 1727, the first Amish families migrated to America, settling

in Philadelphia. They now have formed many Amish communities throughout

North & South America, as well as Canada. In North America alone,

there are more than 230,000 Amish people living in more than 411

settlements in 29 plus states. Ohio has the largest population of Amish

people.

Most

Amish people speak a German dialect at home. The children learn to

speak, read, and write English in the first grade. In order to preserve

their language, German is taught in the schools every Friday. This is

essential in being able to read the Bible, prayer books, and songbooks,

which are all translated into the German language.

There

are many different denominations within the Amish religion today. One

will find Old Order, New Order, Beechy, Tobe, Troyer, and

Swartzentruber Amish, to name a few. While some denominations are less

conservative than others, generally, their hope of eternal life is

largely based on their loyalty in keeping the rules and traditions

passed down by their forefathers.

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cool the ex ..ppl are Amish..millers mishlers and some others but i would have to look it up ..they did a book one time for the mishler and went wayyyyyyyyyy back ..i wish you peace >>debbi brantSubject: Pretty good link to pretty good site, on the Amish, sent by nTo: MSersLife Date: Saturday, September 4, 2010, 12:50 AM

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roger's ppl came over in the 1700 ..i wish you peace >>debbi brantSubject: Pretty good link to pretty good site, on the Amish, sent by nTo: MSersLife Date: Saturday, September 4, 2010, 12:50 AM

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