Amish families gather for Sunday worship near Topping

Horse-drawn buggies are parked outside a farm near Topping as Amish families gather for Sunday worship in the property's driving shed. The horses are tied nearby while the service takes place. Gary West photo

By Gary West

While many church parking lots across Perth County fill with cars and trucks on Sunday mornings, Amish families near Topping arrive for worship by horse and buggy.

On this particular Sunday, families gathered at a farm east of Topping, where church services were held in a farm driving shed, continuing a longstanding tradition of rotating worship among Amish homes and farms.

For the Amish community, Sunday remains a day devoted to faith, family and rest. The familiar sight of horse-drawn buggies travelling the rural roads is a reminder of a lifestyle that continues to value simplicity and tradition.