Gerber said for a more in-depth understanding of the Amish and their culture, she hands visitors a brochure and sends them to Behalt, the Amish Mennonite Heritage Center on County Road 77 in Berlin.

You're changing our culture completely to try to act like they wanted us to act the last year, and we're not going to do it. Steve Nolt is a scholar on Amish and Mennonite culture, and Mennonite ...

Mennonites, named for an early leader, Menno Simons, vary widely in practice today. Some Mennonites have largely assimilated into mainstream culture and dress, with a focus on working for peace ...

A number of Conservative Mennonite and Amish leaders––who are all laymen, chosen by lot––recognize the tension in being Plain and pursuing writing.

Pop culture has enjoyed a fascination in recent years with religious communities like the Amish and Mennonites, the so-called "Plain People" known for their old-world charm, tight-knit families ...

Religious persecution in Europe in the 1700s prompted an Amish and Mennonite migration to America. "There's this narrative within the culture of a history of persecution at the hand of outsiders ...

An Amish-turned-Mennonite who works for Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg, Va., talks to the press about what Amish funerals are like.