- As Anabaptists, the Amish practice adult Baptism, or what they call "believer's baptism,"
- Amish beliefs have many things in common with the Mennonites from which they originated
- Many Amish beliefs and customs come from the Ordung a set of oral rules for living handed down from generation to generation
- The Amish see the Bible as the inspired inerrant word of God
- In Amish beliefs, heaven and hell are real places
- In Amish beliefs, God is triune: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. The three persons in the Godhead are co-equal and co-eternal