Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center

10/16/2025

The Center will be closed on Thursday, October 16, to celebrate with Adam Hershberger (Library Archivist) and Wanda Miller. Congratulations on your wedding! WE will be open Friday and Saturday as usual.

08/29/2025

The Center will be closed on Labor Day; Monday, September 1. We resume normal hours on Tuesday. Remember tours are on top of each hour with the first tour at 9 AM and the final tour each day at 4 PM.

07/01/2025

We will be closed on July 4th to allow our staff some time with family. We resume normal hours on Saturday July 5th. As always our tours run on the top of each hour from 9 AM to 4 PM Monday through Friday and on Saturday from 9 AM to 3 PM. Enjoy your holiday!

06/06/2025

There's still time to plan to come.

What: Singing and Ice Cream Social
in the Barn
Where: Behalt
When: Saturday, June 7, at 5:30 PM

We will have a mix of German singing from the Ausbund and old-fashioned English hymns. You do not need to be a good singer to participate. We welcome everyone to come and make a joyful noise! Cecil’s Frozen Custard will be served
after the singing. Bring your lawn chairs!

Please RSVP at 330-893-3192 or [email protected]

04/21/2025

Join us this Thursday night. A retired title attorney, David Bercot has made the study of the early Christians and the Anabaptists his life’s work. He has been writing and speaking about the early Christians and the Anabaptists for over thirty-five years. His books have sold over a quarter of a million copies and have been translated into more than fifteen languages.

David and his wife Deborah both grew up as Jehovah’s Witnesses, and David even served as a JW elder. Now, fifty years later, David serves as an elder in a Mennonite church. In his presentation, David will be recounting their long journey from Jehovah’s Witnesses to the Anabaptists. After leaving the JWs, David began studying the early Christians to learn what they believed and practiced. He and Deborah then searched for what group of Christians today most closely resemble the early Christians. Their search brought them to the Anabaptists.

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01/19/2025

join us for this special event!

The Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center is hosting a special event to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the first Anabaptist baptisms.

The event will take place on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, which marks 500 years since the historic gathering in Zurich, Switzerland.

The center will offer free tours of Behalt, the 10 ft x 265 ft cyclorama depicting Anabaptist history, at the top of each hour from 10 AM to 3 PM.

Additionally, there will be two extended tours (75-90 minutes) at 4:30 PM and 6:30 PM, focusing on the events leading to the first baptism and its impact on the world. The extended tours are free as well.

Behalt is a unique attraction, being one of only three active cycloramas in North America; and the only one painted by a single artist. It provides a comprehensive visual history of the Amish, Mennonite, and Hutterite people from their origins to the present day.

Bring your family and friends to this special commemoration. For more information call 330-893-3192 or email [email protected].

This event offers a rare opportunity to learn about Anabaptist history and culture in a unique setting, making it an educational and memorable experience. Let you network of family and friends know about this special event.

Thanks
Marcus Yoder
Executive Director

05/28/2024

We were privileged to host the national Model A Restorer's Club for an ice cream social here at Behalt. We had 127 Model A Fords in our parking lot. What a good group of people, and what an amazing event. Thanks, MARC, for such a good event. More pics to follow later this week.

05/04/2024

What a day! The roof needed replaced here at Behalt. We put the word out and 27 roofers showed up to give a day of work. What a gift it was to see the community in action. The first roofer went onto the roof at 6:29 AM and the last crew drove out at 12:31 PM. Six hours to remove and replace 183 squares of shingles; and clean up and eat lunch together! This is our community in action.

04/17/2024

The building that houses Behalt is an important part of what we do. We are working hard to make it a suitable place to engage the story. In order for that to happen we will be closed, Thursday April 18 to replace the shingles on the roof. We are excited that a number of local roofing companies are donating labor for this venture. I am sure there will be some good-natured competition as between 20 and 30 roofers will attack our roof tomorrow morning.

04/08/2024

We are closing after the 1PM tour today so that we too can be outside to experience the Eclipse.

12/18/2023

As I reflect over the story of Behalt, we have much to be grateful for. The vision by the founders and the gift God gave to Heinz Gaugel to paint; combined with the contributions of faithful supporters and the faithful work of staff and volunteers makes the story of God’s grace come alive. Thank you for your part in this work.

In this last year we have had the opportunity to minister to an international audience along with our own people. We consider this a wonderful gift to be able to introduce the Author of the story of our people to so many people from across the world. Truly God is bringing the nations here!

I would like to thank our faithful supporters who have given time, money, energy, and prayers to make this possible. It is a joy to partner with those who care about how God has moved in history. We would ask you to consider the ministry of the Center as you plan your year-end giving. You can do this by regular monthly giving, or a one-time gift. Also consider having your church or business give a monthly contribution. In so doing, you help that story of God’s faithfulness keep moving forward.

You can contribute by sending a check to Behalt, 5798 CR 77 Millersburg, OH, 44654. Or by going to our website, https://behalt.com/ and using the donate button on the bottom right of the home page.

Amish, History, Museum, Holmes County, Berlin, Ohio, Mennonite, Mural, Tour, Painting, Art, Tourist

10/02/2023

The leaves are beginning to change, and the beauty of Autumn is appearing. Plan a visit to Amish Country and see the unique beauty of the season. Start your visit with us to learn more about the Amish and Mennonites. Our October Mural and outside tours run at the top of each hour beginning at 9 AM. The last tour of the day is at 4 PM and at 3 PM on Saturdays. We are closed Sundays.