And here is the only good in depth documentation of the group I was a part of. It contains a few pics of some of my own realatives.
I question the 18,000 number -- it must be for members. They typically join the membership at about age seventeen to nineteen, so the number would be much higher for total constituents.
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/boo...0271028651&z=y
They systematically compare the Wengers with other Mennonite groups as well as with the Amish, showing how relationships with these other groups have had a powerful impact on shaping the identity of the Wenger Mennonites in the Anabaptist world. As Kraybill and Hurd show, the Wengers have learned that it is impossible to maintain a static culture in an ever-changing, high-tech world. Examining how the Wengers have cautiously and incrementally adapted to the changes swirling around them,
this book offers an invaluable case study of a traditional group caught in the throes of a postmodern world.