About

Moses J. Gingerich

I am a Sales Professional at Joe Machens Toyota in Columbia, Mo. I have been blessed enough to have a job that I love, and to actually be pretty good at what I do. I sell new and used cars and have access to 300 new Toyotas and Scions and over 1300 used vehicles. I love my job and meeting new people!

Moses’ Story

But wait, lets back up, how did I get here?

Less than ten years ago I was plowing the fields with horses during the summer and teaching all eight grades in an Amish one-room school house in the winter. I heard so much of the world outside, but could only imagine what all was out there. At the age of 16 I tried living in this outside world as an experiment.

It was too overwhelming. After less than one year I went back to the Amish community and began my school teaching career. Over the next five years I taught school in several different states including Wisconsin, Missouri, and Kansas. Finally in July, 2002, at the age of 22, I was at a place in my life where I finally had come to terms with the fact that I had outgrown the Amish community and that I was about to go against everything I had ever been taught and would lose the respect of 100% of every person who knew me and meant anything to me. I took the Amtrak train to Jefferson City, Mo.

I chose the Columbia, Mo area because I had cousins and other ex-Amish there who could relate to me and I could relate to them.

The day after I left I began my life in construction. I remained in construction until August of 2010 when I began to have severe heat strokes. By doctors orders, I had to get out and find another occupation. With only an 8th grade education, and no experience in any other field in the outside world, I applied for a job at Joe Machens Toyota where I had a cousin that could recommend me.

In 2005 I got married to and now have an 11 yr old step son and 2 wonderful daughters, ages 4 and 1. With a wonderful family, a new house and a job that pays the bills, my life has truly been blessed and although I had to cut all ties with my past life, family, and friends, I rarely question any more whether or not I made the right choice.

Television & Film

Notable mention here is the fact that I have starred in several reality shows and documentaries over the years since I left the Amish faith.

    • 2004 “Amish in the City” Televised on UPN featuring myself and 4 other Amish kids living in a house in the Hollywood hills with 6 city kids.
    • 2010 “Amish at the Altar” I starred in and co-produced through Stick Figure Productions. Amish At The Alter was televised on the National Geographic Channel.
    • 2010 “Amish out of the Order” Also starred in and co-produced through Stick Figure Productions and televised on the National Geographic Channel.
    • 2011 / 2012 A 10 episode season of “Amish out of the Order”. Starred in, and co-produced through Stick Figure Productions and televised on the National Geographic Channel.
    • 2012 & Beyond I am currently putting the finishing touches on a book that features my life story. This book will probably hit the shelves in late 2012, or early 2013.

Customer Service

Food for thought: It took me a while to see that my life has truly become much more fulfilling going from construction to car sales. The reason being that I am natured to be driven by success and achievements. In construction, although I took much pride in a job well done, rarely did I get a chance to build a serious relationship with my customers, and even more rare was it for a customer to climb up on his new roof, inspect it, and give me positive feedback.

The reason my life has become more complete in sales is I love talking to new people, hearing about Sally in school, Peter in the Navy, etc. All of a sudden I have a chance to make someone’s day by giving them a great car buying experience!

Although I didn’t realize it at first but I am a people person. By being in sales, being in front of people, and connecting with them I am inspired to achieve at even higher levels. It is through repeat and referral business, which depends on my doing such a great job, that my customer not only comes back to me for their every vehicle needs, but sends in their kids and grand-kids and even their friends.

Long Term Goals

    • I want to some day be able to afford to buy some land out in the country so my kids can grow up in a country setting much like the one I grew up in.
    • I would love to someday open a Family Counseling Center. I love to help people reach their potential to lead a better or healthier life.
    • Where do I see myself in 20 years? Probably right here. As long as I have children to feed and put through college, I will do what consistantly pays those bills. Maybe after they move out and get married, I can afford to play around with different ideas for a living.
To Contact Mose J Gingerich email him at mosesgingerich@aol.com or for business related calls, call his work number 573 445 4450.

Visit Mose’s other websites www.gingerichconstruction.net and www.amishinthecitymose.com.