Darrell Shuck, left, and Charles Beeghley are shown on the Beeghley family farm south of Lawrence, where the annual Old German Baptist Brethren conference is taking place this weekend. Beeghley is a ...

People attending the annual convention of the Old German Baptist Brethren Church greet one another before going to breakfast after a 7 a.m. worship service Sunday at the convention site south of ...

Members of the Old German Baptist Brethren churches are easy to spot -- men in simple, dark suits with broad-brimmed hats and beards, but no mustaches, women with white hair coverings and long dresses ...

Several families have passed down stories of their ancestors' journey to the United States from foreign lands. These tales generally follow a unique path and are balanced between tragedy and the ...

A Holts Summit church Sunday started what it hopes to become an annual fall event - a festival celebrating the church's German heritage and faith. Grace Lutheran Church held its first GraceFest, ...

When Paul Garrison was 12, his family moved to Germany for his father's Army job. That move began a connection that persists to this day. Garrison studied German in school, minored in the language in ...

Pastor Billy German and his wife, Phyllis, are in a celebratory mood this weekend. Sunday, the two will be honored at Flagler Estates Baptist Church on the occasion of their retirement after 39 years ...