Jakob Ammann is known as the founder of the Amish movement. Jakob was born in Switzerland on February 12, 1644. He was an Anabaptist/Mennonite/Amish leader and he founded the Amish religious movement. In his early childhood, he barely could read and write; historical documents suggested that he possibly could have received some form of limited formal education (Huppi). At first, Jakob strongly embraced the Anabaptist and he had a good standing and relationship with the state church, Swiss Brethren. Jakob’s teachings heavily inflicted into Mennonite and other sects; unfortunately, the state church heavily blamed Jakob for schism. Schism, is a word that defined as division between people, organization, religions, and movement. The state church
