See and hear the
Amish-Mennonite story
Follow the trail of a people searching for peace
Menno-Hof is a non-profit information center located in Shipshewana, Indiana, that teaches visitors about the faith and life of Amish and Mennonites.
Our multi-image presentations, historical environments, and colorful displays, take you on a fascinating journey inside the unique world of the Amish and Mennonites.
Did you know? The name “Menno-Hof” combines “Menno” after Menno Simons, the leader who brought stability to the early Anabaptists, with “Hof” a variation of the German word for farmstead.
Ten questions about a lifestyle that fascinates many.
Have you ever wondered Do the Amish pay taxes? Do the Amish vote? Why do Amish children drop out of school after the eighth grade? Why do the Amish not have their photos taken? Loren Beachy, a local member of the Old Order Amish Church, answers these questions and more.
Hutterites in North America
Hutterites, like the Mennonites and Amish, trace their origins to the Swiss Anabaptists in the 1520's. Their history is the story of ups and downs, and they have a strong awareness of their Anabaptist origins. From the early times, as an expression of faithfulness, they practiced community of goods or communal living in production and consumption, and are strongly nonresistant. Today there are over 500 communal Hutterite colonies scattered from Minnesota to the Pacific and in the Prairie Provinces of Canada
“True evangelical faith cannot lie dormant. It clothes the naked, it feeds the hungry, it comforts the sorrowful, it shelters the destitute, it serves those that harm it, it binds up that which is wounded - it has become all things to all creatures.”
— Menno Simons