The Amish Goodie Gang of the 1950s: A Story of Changing Identity and Spiritual Renewal

The Amish Goodie Gang of the 1950s: A Story of Changing Identity and Spiritual Renewal

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Revivals of the 1950s Kitchen Tower and 60s spawned a movement of spiritual and practical change within the Amish community of Lancaster County, PA.Out of those changes came an unusual Amish gang called the Goodies.They were thus named because of refusing to engage with their old friends in the Amish tradition of Rumspringa.This article describes the beginnings of the Goodie gang and the consequential divisions that sprung out of this movement, including four new Amish-Mennonite congregations in Lancaster County.In conclusion, the paper reflects on some mission activity Zeus spawned by those within the Goodie gang in the years following.