DULUTH, Minn. -- The sheltered, simple life of a traditional religious colony isn't what it appears on the surface, say members of a group who rejected their upbringing and are making a new life for ...

Nurse Kerri Lutjens looks over Rylan Hofer, an 8-month-old Hutterite, during a home visit at the Tschetter Colony near Olivet, South Dakota. AP OLIVET, S.D. — A spaghetti dinner with people in prairie ...

Lisa Marie Stahl became a newspaper columnist when she was just 15, writing about the traditions and day-to-day activities of her Hutterite colony in north-central Montana. Her slice-of-life columns ...

GILDFORD, Mont. — Some weeks, Lisa Marie Stahl writes about the most routine Hutterite happenings — a special meal at the colony or cattle branding. Other times, though, she answers questions she ...

The Hutterian Brethren, or Hutterites, is a religious group originating from the Reformation in the 16th century. Hutterites and Mennonites (and the Amish) share common roots. Both sects are ...

OLIVET, S.D. (AP) — A spaghetti dinner with people in prairie dress and a church service in German is all in a day’s work for Kerri Lutjens. The 33-year-old nurse, who doesn’t speak German, has spent ...

GILDFORD — Some weeks, Lisa Marie Stahl writes about the most routine Hutterite happenings — a special meal at the colony or cattle branding. Other times, though, she answers questions she knows ...

GILDFORD -- Some weeks, Lisa Marie Stahl writes about the most routine Hutterite happenings -- a special meal at the colony or cattle branding. Other times, though, she answers questions she knows non ...

When someone leaves a Hutterite colony, it’s an ache like no other for those left behind, wrote Linda Maendel in her book, “Hutterite Diaries.” “From the cradle to the grave, Hutterites are cared for ...