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    Home » Everything Amish » Plain Culture

    Preview: Old Order German Baptist Brethren (Hint: They Aren't Amish)

    Published: Feb 26, 2015 · Updated: Feb 26, 2015 by Kevin Williams | 7 Comments

    By Kevin Williams

    I spent the day with a wonderful group of people this week, people who are almost constantly mistaken for the Amish.   They are the Old Order German Baptist Brethren, a group of Plain people that live in rural west-central Ohio.  These are not to be mistaken with the Old German Baptist Brethren which Rosanna Bauman our Plain Kansas columnist is a member.

    Over the next week I'll be sharing some of the religion, recipes, and way of life with everyone.  Plus members, I have some special recipes and media for you to enjoy over the next week. So stay tuned.

    When I get massive quantities of information and enjoy new experiences like I did yesterday I need a few days to process, reflect, and organize my thoughts and notes.  So most of what I learned I'll share next week, but I thought I'd give you a few "preview" shots today.

    laundry

    Laundry at dusk. A harsh winter wind blows across the Darke County farmscape.

    Buggies at dusk....a peaceful night descends upon Darke County, Ohio

    Buggies at dusk....a peaceful night descends upon Darke County, Ohio

    This is some icy, freeze-dried laundry hanging in the evening dusk.  And notice the buggies, they look like what you'd find in a typical Amish settlement.  Most of the buggies found on the roads here are made by an Amish buggy-maker in nearby Belle Center, Ohio.  The Old Order German Baptist community is simply too small to support its own buggy shop now.

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    Hi, my name is Kevin Williams and I am owner of Oasis Newsfeatures and editor of The Amish Cook newspaper column.

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    1. marge nistler

      February 26, 2015 at 4:21 pm

      Kevin, are you familiar with a group of German Baptist in central Indiana? I am not sure of the town/area but have a friend who married a gal from there. I previously lived in Indiana and I recall a group living back there.
      Just curious.
      Marge

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      • Kevin

        February 26, 2015 at 5:13 pm

        I am familiar with them, they do not fellowship with the group in Darke County...I'll write more about that in an upcoming post. Did your friend marry into the church?

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        • Marge

          February 26, 2015 at 5:46 pm

          I am not sure what he did. I haven't heard from him since I was down there last summer. I will try to find out tho

    2. brenda

      February 26, 2015 at 7:49 pm

      are we not supposed to share on FB ? is that why the buttons never work ??

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      • Kevin

        February 26, 2015 at 10:39 pm

        Brenda, I had not heard anyone complain about the share buttons. I'll test them and let you know! - Kevin

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    3. Debbie Zumstein

      February 27, 2015 at 5:10 pm

      what exactly is the difference in the Old Order German Baptist in Darke County and the Amish?

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      • Kevin

        February 27, 2015 at 5:13 pm

        Debbie, I will write more about it next week, but the OOGBs come from a completely different religious root...originated in a movement known as Pietism which began in the 1700s, whereas the Amish religious roots are a couple of centuries earlier. There are differences in theology, church structure, church doctrine (i.e. the OOGB's don't shun)....so while to the outsider they sure do LOOK Amish, there are many differences just below the surface...

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