Origin Of The Amish

The Amish is a group of men, women, and children who follow strict rules due to their religion. The origin of the Amish began in the year of 1517, with a man named Martin Luther. Martin Luther promoted church reformation and a new doctrine about the teachings of God. This caused numerous amounts of problems and led to the creation of the Anabaptists. Many years later, Jakob Amman’s actions, leaderships, and beliefs formed a new church, the Amish. The first group to immigrate to America was in the year of 1737. Today, the Amish still exists. The oldest group is the Older Order Amish. It has about 16,000-18,000 people located in the Lancaster Country. There are over 200,000 Amish people that live in more than 20 United States of America’s