The New Order Amish are, despite the name, a subgrouping of Old Order Amish, which split away from other Old Order Amish church fellowships in the 1960s for a variety of reasons.

In 1966, around one hundred families split with the Old Order Amish in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and created two new congregations, and have since taken on the name "New Order Amish."

New order Amish allow electricity around the home and do not practice shunning.

There are several different fellowships which are referred to as being "New Order".

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• religioustolerance.org

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