Byler Amish

[1] They are the oldest Old Order Amish affiliation that separated for doctrinal and not for geographical reasons.

King, a conservative bishop who warned against adopting the use of rubber tires on buggies and who was also accused of giving sermons that were too long, was "silenced", that is he was removed from his ministerial duties.

This split was actually the culmination of mounting tensions over several issues and led to more conservatism in this branch.

[5] In his 1981 book Plain Buggies Stephen Scott writes that the Byler Amish have "only one district around Belleville" and "about 90 members".

[6] As of 2000, the Byler had three churches in Mifflin County and are also affiliated with districts near New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.