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Some Old Order Mennonites eschew technology, cars and dress in plain clothes like the Amish, who separated from the Mennonites in the 17th century. There are some differences.
Most Old Order Mennonites rely on the harvest from their large gardens to feed them throughout the winter. At breakfast, James Rhodes spends a moment with his 4-year-old son, Jesse.
A friend recently observed that many people don’t know the difference between Old Order Amish and Old Order Mennonites. Yes, there are Old Order Mennonites, and we have some of them as well as ...
Idlewine was raised Catholic but later became an Old Order Mennonite. August 6, 2022 at 4:00 a.m. by Jeremy Amick ...
The Stauffer Pike Mennonites are Old Order Mennonites who shun modern conveniences and travel by horse and buggy. They assemble every other Sunday and, although they speak English and Pennsylvania ...
For the first time in weeks, kids played in the church cemetery. Nearby, a group of men in their 20s reflected on what it meant to gather again during the pandemic.
Their order — one […] NEW HOLLAND, Pa. (AP) — For the first time in weeks, kids played in the church cemetery. Nearby, a group of men in their 20s reflected on what it meant to gather again ...
The Old Order Stauffer Mennonite Church formed in 1845. Today, they number about 2,000 in Pennsylvania, 500 of them in Lancaster County, said Steven Nolt, senior scholar at the Young Center for ...
NEW HOLLAND, Pa. (AP) — For the first time in weeks, kids played in the church cemetery. Nearby, a group of men in their 20s reflected on what it meant to gather again during the pandemic.