The Amish prioritize preserving their insular way of life, leaving evangelism to their actions rather than active outreach.

LANCASTER — Forty years sounds like a lifetime. It also can fly past in the blink of an eye. Just ask the Rev. Sam Smucker. In 1977, Smucker and 30 other people gathered for worship in a room at the ...

Today, Smucker preaches to a weekly audience of 2,800 in an auditorium at the Worship Center — a 106,000-square-foot building along New Holland Pike complete with rooms, chapels and cafe. Adjacent is ...

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The Amish typically do not go beyond the eighth grade, though some Amish boys might go to a trade school where they can learn carpentry and other construction skills. I am a strong believer in equal ...

Families of the five students killed in an Amish schoolhouse shooting in Pennsylvania are expected to conduct funerals Thursday and Friday. The Amish do not worship inside formal church buildings. The ...

NEW LONDON – The First Amendment protects religious freedom in the Bill of Rights of the U.S. Constitution. And while the governors of New Jersey, New York and California outlawed citizens from ...

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