Mennonites News

Todd Weiner of Fairview Mennonite Church argues for the Christian faith while Erich Scherfen, representing the Muslim community, listens during a friendly debate Saturday in Fairview Christian School.

ONE SUNDAY EVENING during high school, friends from my Mennonite church and I drove around Lancaster County, Pa., stealing mattresses.

People are often resentful of how quickly reality TV stars acquire wealth and fame without really having to do anything.

While comprising only a small sliver of the American populace, Anabaptists exist in virtually uncountable varieties.

That's because, when you ask Breaking Amish executive producer Eric Evangelista about filming the show's second season in Sarasota's Pinecraft neighborhood, he's got nothing but nice things to say.

I just thought I'd share a few photos from the Bauman family farm in Kansas. The Old Order Amish and Mennonites generally prohibit themselves from being photographed , but the German Baptist church generally welcomes cameras.

AMISH WHITE BREAD: A loaf of homemade white bread is a staple of Amish culinary life.

It's not quite Las Vegas, but this community in Sarasota, Fla., is an Amish snowbird haven - an "Amish Paradise." Amish and Mennonite alike make the trek south from communities in Ohio, Illinois and Indiana that experience a work slowdown in the winter months.

As the summer salad season approaches, this broccoli salad recipe is definitely a keeper! The recipe comes from an Amish woman in Navarre, Ohio.

Shows like "Amish Mafia" and "Breaking Amish" have exposed the cold, ugly truth about the Amish culture --it's no better than any other culture.

On the hunt for cheap housing in the city? You might have to convert. It's possible to rent a room inside a Gramercy Park home for under $500 monthly, but with one caveat - you need to be a Mennonite, or at least know one.