Worship in the Woods is the summer vespers series of the Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center, held Sunday evenings in the natural amphitheater on the Heritage Center campus. Because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 season is held online, with many of the participants filmed in the amphitheater setting.

This week we are joined by Jim Hershberger, pastor at Mt. Clinton Mennonite Church, and members of his congregation singing hymns from the Life Songs 2 hymnal. Jim has also worked at Church World Service in its Harrisonburg Refugee Resettlement Office and as pastor at Beldor Mennonite Church.

The Life Songs 2 hymnal was first published in 1938 by Eastern Mennonite Publications. The book includes 321 hymns and Gospel songs, and is a much beloved hymnal for many members of the Mennonite church. The hymnal is still used in some congregations, but it is no longer ubiquitous, and many younger members of the church are unfamiliar with the hymnal (though some of its hymns can be found in newer hymnals that are still widely used).

This week's worship leader is retired Church of the Brethren minister and BMHC board member Paul Roth.

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