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A brief on the history of the Amish
The Mennonites, Lutheran and Reformed Churches come from what is known as the Anabaptist movement, started by Ulrich Zwingli in Zurich, Switzerland (January 21, 1525) several years after Martin Luther started the religious revolt in 1517. Many Anabaptists were persecuted and killed in the following years. A dutch Catholic Priest by the name of Menno Simons was a secret Anabaptist sympathizer for some years, but in 1536 joined the movement openly. Menno Simons was so influential in his teachings and following that in 1545 some officials were labeling some Anabaptists as Mennonite. In 1693 a group broke away from the Mennonites for a stricter lifestyle practice. This group was led by Jacob Amman and his following is what we know today as the Amish. The first known Amish families migrated to America around 1737. The first identifiable Amish settlement was in Berks County Pennsylvania. The most heavily populated Amish states are Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania. The rich history of the Amish is passed from generation to generation, with each generation still having a keen awareness of the history in its fullness. This is largely due to the fact of a people not so caught up in the main stream media. The dominant language still remains the Dutch-German dialect known as Pennsylvania Dutch.  The Amish are now in 28 states from coast to coast, and have almost doubled in population in the past 16 years, from 1992 - 2008.
 
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