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Old Order Amish and have been evangelically oriented, prompting them to engage in outreach and mission programs. The Beachy denomination has been congregational but with many service programs stitching the individual churches together. While the formal Beachy denomination is the largest Amish
Mennonite constituency, several other constituencies have their roots in the Beachy movement, including Maranatha Amish Mennonite, Ambassadors Amish Mennonite, Berea Amish Mennonite, Midwest Beachy Amish Mennonite, and Mennonite Christian Fellowship.
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The Beachy Amish were transformed at mid-20th century into a more evangelical group by both the incorporation of revivalist Amish who had left their original churches and joined the Beachy Amish and by a growing revivalist influence within the
Beachys. One especially influential man in Lancaster
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County was an Amish (and later Beachy Amish) evangelist from
Oklahoma, David A. Miller. Through his and other revivalist influences an Amish youth group evolved known as the "Goodies" due to their emphasis on a renewed spiritual life and avoiding the period of
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led the congregation during that time and his name became associated with the faction. The
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Encyclopedia of Amish, Brethren, Hutterites, and Mennonites
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Studies in Contact Linguistics: Essays in Honor of Glenn G. Gilbert
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The Beachy Amish Mennonites: Church Profiles, Maps, and Statistics
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The Rise and Development of the Beachy Amish Mennonite Churches
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The most common hymnary used by the Beachy Amish is the
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Review, Rachel Stella | Mennonite World (2017-10-23).
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1054:"The Christian Hymnary. Bks. 1-4 | Hymnary.org"
874:"Midwest Beachy Amish Mennonite Church - GAMEO"
567:Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online
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503:The Beachy Amish in Iowa: A Case Study
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451:The Amish-Mennonites across the Globe
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149:, separation from the state, and
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772:Stoltzfus, Chris (2019-10-18).
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816:Johns Hopkins University Press
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464:. Ridgeway Publishing, 2012.
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1342:Health among the Amish
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485:. Meyersdale, PA 1950.
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512:. Hartville, OH 1987.
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