Who founded the Amish?

Answer 1

1. In 1693 Swiss Mennonites lead by Jacob Amman formed the Amish. Amman and his followers left the Mennonites because they believed that the Mennonites were falling away from the teachings of the Dordrecht Confession of faith, particularly the practice of shunning. They also differed over other matters such as foot washing and the lack of a strict regulation of dress.
2. In 1736, Amish began to immigrate to North America and settled in eastern Pennsylvania. Today you can find Amish communities in many states. The highest percent of the Amish live in Ohio, and the second largest percent live in Pennsylvania
3. Now, the Amish are not Mennonites. Though they believe many of the same things, the distinctions between the Amish and Mennonites are largely one of dress and manner of worship.

Answer2: The Amish are descendants of a group of 17th-century Anabaptists. Their name derives from their leader, Jacob Amman, who lived in Switzerland. From their study of the Bible back then, these God-fearing people recognized that infant baptism and military service were wrong. Because of their stand, the government persecuted them. A few even paid for their religious convictions with their lives. Persecution continued to increase, and a number of them were forced to flee to other parts of Switzerland and to France. By the middle of the 19th century, thousands had fled to the United States. With them, they brought their culture and the Swiss German dialect.

Answer 2

The Amish roots began in the time of Jesus, as they were practicing Jews, who believed in Jesus as their Messiah.

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This started their separation from other Jews, but instead of becoming less Jewish and more Christian, they kept to their Jewish beliefs and rituals more so, than Jews who did not believe in Jesus as God's son.

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They were persecuted by Jews, who did not believe the Messiah had arrived on earth, and persecuted by Christians for holding on to their Jewish rituals.

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In the following centuries they moved around Europe, adopted more Christian fundamental practices, and shedded their Jewish rituals under such persecution.

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The secular outside society, views the starting point of Amish Church, beginning with a subgroup of Mennonite followers from Switzerland led by Jakob Ammann in 1693.

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Immigrating Amish followers from many European countries and diverse religious backgrounds, adopted the Ana-baptists preachings of Jacob Ammonn in America.

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From these original Jesus believing Jews, arouse three closely related subgroup schisms the Amish, the Mennonites, and the Hutterites, with a number splintered goups off these because of further religious differences.

Answer2:The Amish are descendants of a group of 17th-century Anabaptists. Their name derives from their leader, Jacob Amman, who lived in Switzerland. From their study of The Bible back then, these God-fearing people recognized that infant baptism and military service were wrong. Because of their stand, the government persecuted them. A few even paid for their religious convictions with their lives. Persecution continued to increase, and a number of them were forced to flee to other parts of Switzerland and to France. By the middle of the 19th century, thousands had fled to the United States. With them, they brought their culture and the Swiss German dialect.

Answer 3

the reason Amish was invented was because somebody believed that they didn't need to use electricity to get through their life but instead use candles and if they were not fully Amish they would use little motors.

Answer 4

Jakob Ammann, those who followed Ammann became known as Amish or Amish Mennonite.

Answer 5

The Mennonite Swiss Brethren split into two halves