Connection without Compromise

Queen's Park Baptist Church · Sep 17, 2026

At first it was hard to find them.

“Look for the houses without electrical wires or cars” said our guide.

We were in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: Amish country. The Amish were a persecuted Christian community in Europe who found sanctuary in the USA in 18th century. To maintain their community and faith they reject many expressions of modern life and technology.

Much of what I knew of Amish life came from the 1985 Harrison Ford film “Witness”. I had the idea that these were people living in a massive commune far from the rest of the world, completely detached from and totally unaware of…