STUTZMAN'S AMISH FURNITURE - Key Persons

Chriss Stutzman grew up in an Amish family in Wayne County, Ohio. Chriss says, "There are many benefits to growing up Amish, including the work ethic, morals, values, a strong sense of family, and a community oriented culture. I'm grateful to have those principles instilled into my life and cherish them myself and for my family." Chriss left the Amish religious traditions in 1998, at the age of eighteen. Since the Amish leave school after the 8th grade, to work on the farm or away from home, he went back to high school to earn his GED. While there he met Laurie, who grew up in the Mennonite church, and they were married in 2002. In April of 2012 the Stutzmans and their four children were living the American dream in Ohio, where Chriss was self-employed in buying standing timber, and buying and selling real-estate.