While giving a weather report at the beginning of a worship service is usually cliché, on Oct. 20 in Wilmot, Ont., it would have been redundant.
Wilmot Forest Church — a new initiative of Burning Bush Forest Church and Wilmot Mennonite Church — doesn’t meet indoors.
Worship services take place once a month, year-round, and seek to meet God surrounded by creation. It can be a way to build on worship experiences for traditional churchgoers and a neutral-ground outreach for meeting people who might be uncomfortable with more churchy settings.
“There’s just so many people who talk about having spiritual experiences in nature — that’s where they connect best with God,” said Mennonite pastor Wendy Janzen, a pioneer in the Wild Church Network of outdoor churches.
