The Ambassadors Amish-Mennonites are a small network of conservative Anabaptist Christian congregations. The network grew from Cedar Springs Amish Mennonite Church, founded in Leitchfield, Kentucky, in 1993, and organized formally in 2008. Its roots are in the wider Beachy Amish-Mennonite movement, from which several distinct fellowships emerged. Cory Anderson, study of Beachy Amish-Mennonite leadership · Mennonite Archives of Ontario, Beachy Amish Mennonites
How the fellowship formed
The Mennonite Archives of Ontario describes the Beachy movement as congregational, with service programmes linking individual churches. That arrangement made the balance between local responsibility and common standards an important question. In a study of Beachy leadership, Cory Anderson traces debates about whether a committee should advise congregations or enforce common practices. He places the formation of the Maranatha and Ambassadors fellowships in that wider history. Cory Anderson, study of Beachy Amish-Mennonite leadership · Mennonite Archives of Ontario, Beachy Amish Mennonites
Cedar Springs began planting other congregations around Kentucky. The early congregations were connected through those church plants, and their own outreach extended the network. Anderson dates the Ambassadors’ formal organization to 2008. The sequence matters because the congregation, its church plants and the organized fellowship began at different times. Cory Anderson, study of Beachy Amish-Mennonite leadership
What Cedar Springs says about its faith
The devotional Beside the Still Waters identifies itself as a publication under the direction of Cedar Springs. Its statement of belief affirms biblical authority and believer’s baptism, in which baptism follows a profession of faith. It also affirms nonresistance, a Christian commitment against retaliation, and nonconformity, a commitment to live by the congregation’s understanding of biblical teaching. The statement names practices such as women’s head covering and avoiding radio and television. It is direct evidence of the publishing congregation’s stated commitments. Beside the Still Waters, May–June 2025
The publication itself gives a concrete example of the congregation’s work. It pairs short devotional readings with Bible passages for individual or household use. Its stated purpose and its format show how the church presents its teaching to readers beyond a Sunday service. Beside the Still Waters, May–June 2025
What the census counts
The 2020 U.S. Religion Census records eight congregations and 923 adherents for Ambassadors Amish-Mennonite. Its table gives the network a separate entry from the Beachy Amish-Mennonite Churches. The figure describes the scope of that census at the time. The table uses the category “adherents,” so it should be read as the study’s count of people connected to congregations. 2020 U.S. Religion Census
Conclusion
The Ambassadors fellowship grew out of church planting around Cedar Springs and discussions about how Anabaptist congregations should cooperate. Its organizational history explains its relation to the Beachy movement. The census shows how the network was counted in 2020, and Cedar Springs’ devotional gives a direct example of how one congregation explains and shares its faith.
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