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"The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page."
- St. Augustine
Faith-based Tours
We all have stories about how travel breaks down walls and builds bridges of understanding and respect. While the current economy has stifled the travel industry in general, we have seen the faith-based market strengthen. Faith-based travel used to be defined as a pilgrimage or a mission trip. Today that definition has been expanded to be much more, as it encompasses not only the knowledge but the experience of faith with others. Faith-based groups travel anywhere in the world on trips lasting from one to many days; they travel to events, overseas or close to home; they visit a third-world country or an inner city, and their destinations can include the Holy Land, Rome or even Disney Land. They travel to a place where they can listen to or tell a story. They travel to reach out a helping hand or to reach out in understanding. The faith-based traveler will go where their own faith can be strengthened and refined, or where they can engage other cultures and build bridges of understanding. Ed-Ventures has helped arrange many faith-based tours for more than four decades. Below are some tours we currently have planned.
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If you would like to create your own faith-based tour please contact us.
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Keystone Baptist Association Holyland Tour • February 9 - 18, 2024
Tour Code: KBI24
Come to the Holy Land with Keystone Baptist Association. We visit Tel Aviv and Caesarea Maritima on the Mediterranean Coast, Nazareth and the Galilee region, and Jerusalem. Each day we form new connections with the history of this Land – a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee, a visit to the baptismal site of Jesus, a walk along the traditional Palm Sunday route, and standing with pilgrims from around the world at the crucifixion site and the garden tomb. This is a great opportunity to deepen your connection to your Faith.
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Tour Cost:
$1,649 per person
double occupancy​
Footsteps of Paul: Turkey, Greece & Rome • February 11 - 27, 2024
Tour Code: JGFP24
The Apostle Paul was a key figure in the early Church and played a pivotal role in spreading Christianity throughout the known world. We follow in his footsteps from early ministries in Turkey, through Greece and ultimately to his beheading in Rome. Highlights include the early Christian communities among the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia and the magnificent ruins of Ephesus where Paul taught alongside John, the author of the Book of Revelation. We continue the overland route into Northern Greece, where Paul baptized Lydia and on to Thessaloniki and “little Jerusalem” Veria. We explore the wonders of Ancient Athens, including Mars Hill where Paul preached to the citizens, and nearby Corinth. Finally, we fly to Rome where we visit the prison where Paul was held and tried. We also tour ancient Roman highlights, the Vatican Museums and St. Paul’s Outside the Walls where the apostle was martyred and buried.
Tour Cost:
$4,429 per person
double occupancy​
Chatfield Lutheran Church Holyland Tour • April 3 - 13, 2024
Tour Code: PLHI24
Watch the words of Scripture come alive as you experience the Holy Lands with Pastor Paul Hauschild. We stand in the sites of history and the prophets, from Megiddo to Jericho to Masada. We walk in the footsteps of Jesus, from his birth in Bethlehem to Nazareth, Capernaum and Jerusalem. We walk Palm Sunday Way, have a boat ride on the Sea of Galilee and visit the traditional baptismal site of Yardenit. An extension to Jordan is available for those who wish to visit the mosaics at Madaba, Mt. Nebo and the magnificent “Rose City” of Petra. Come join us in Israel and Jordan!
Tour Cost:
$4,049 per person
double occupancy​
St. James Coffee House Holyland Tour • October 28 - November 8, 2024
Tour Code: SJHL24
Join Father Michael Churchill and the St. James Coffeehouse as we explore the highlights of Israel. We tour sights from both the Old and New Testaments. We start in Jaffa and Caesarea, then continue to the Galilee. The stories of the Bible come alive as we explore Nazareth, the multiplication of the bread and fishes at Tabgha, the temple at Capernaum, and Jerusalem. We travel through the desert to the caves where the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered, float on the waters of the Dead Sea, and reflect on the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River. We spend several nights in Jerusalem, traveling the Via Delarosa, seeing the Garden of Gethsemane, praying at Holy Sepulcher, and more. Masses, visits with local people and cultural experiences are included.