Amish in Missouri

With over 11,000 Amish people living in 40+ locations, Missouri is home to a thriving Amish population.

Large communities are found at Jamesport, Seymour, and Clark, each home to over 1,000 Amish residents.

Learn more about Amish communities in Missouri in our archives below, or read the comprehensive Missouri Amish State Guide entry.

This is a disheartening story (no longer online) which I’ve meant to address, about child abuse in one Amish community. Four bishops in a Missouri Amish community have been charged with failing to report sexual abuse inflicted by an adult member of the community upon two children.  Clearly there is no moral question that abuse […]

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Photos from Ohio and Missouri.  First, Marcia shares a few photos of Highland County, Ohio.  As some readers have pointed out, some or all of these pictures are likely of Stauffer Mennonites residing in the county. There are apparently two Old Order Amish settlements, founded in the last few years, with members residing in Highland […]

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