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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.
If you would like to create your own faith-based tour please contact us.
More departures coming soon!
Italy: Sites of the Saints • Oct. 18 - 29, 2020
Tour Code: SJIT20
St. James Coffee House returns to Italy with Father Andrew Beerman leading us in touring and prayer. Enjoy views of the picturesque countryside as we travel through central Italy to explore the legacies of St. Benedict, Padre Pio, St. Francis, St. Clare and more. Visit massive monasteries and humble village churches. Tour Roman sites with us, including visits to the Colosseum & Forum, the Vatican Museums and St. Peters, and a tour outside the city that leads us to more St. Francis and St. Benedict sites. We’ll end this faith-filled visit with a Papal Audience at the Vatican. All are welcome!
Tour Cost:
$4,999 per person
double occupancy
Pilgrimage to Poland: Homeland of Pope John Paul II •
August 22 - 31, 2021 • Tour Code: SJP21
Join Father Tom Loomis and the St. James Coffeehouse on a journey of faith, friendship and fantastic sights in Poland. We’ve carefully curated a collection of stops that will guide you through the country’s deep history and incredible global contributions. We’ll show you lofty views from mountaintops, go deep into mines that will blow your mind, pray at elegant and inspiring churches and cathedrals and visit the humble abodes of some of the most influential people to have called Poland home. There is a wonderful opportunity to combine this tour with an Oberammergau Passion Play extension into Germany. The tour price includes many meals and airfare, with optional price available for other gateways or land-only.
Tour Cost:
$4,789 per person
double occupancy
Holy Family & Coptic Churches of Egypt including Nile Cruise
September 16 - 26, 2021
Tour Code: EHHF21
Special pricing for Egypt! Ed-Ventures is passing along an incredible savings offer from our suppliers in Egypt. This specially designed tour explores the lives of the Coptic Christians in Egypt, with a Nile River cruise and visits to the Pyramids at Giza, Temples and Tombs of Luxor, the Aswan High Dam and more. Special pricing is available on several scheduled tours throughout 2021!
Tour Cost:
$3,199 per person
double occupancy
St. James Coffee House presents: Holy Land tour • Oct. 3 -14, 2021
Optional extension to Jordan • Oct. 14 -17, 2021
Tour Code: SJHL21
Join Fr. Tom Loomis and the St. James Coffeehouse on our pilgrimage to Israel. The destinations of the Bible will come alive as we explore faith-filled sites. Visit the site of the Annunciation. Sail on the Sea of Galilee. Stand in the footsteps of Jesus at Capernaum. And then pray the Stations of the Cross as we follow Jesus’ route down the Via Delarosa to the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Let the Holy Spirit fill your soul when you join us on this life-changing journey.
Tour Cost:
$5,269 per person
double occupancy
Plainview Churches travel to: Israel • Feb. 4 -15, 2022
Tour Code: JSPL22
"What is impossible with man is possible with God.” (Luke 18:27) There is no end to the miracles of the Holy Land, both large and small. This tour visits many sites associated with miracles and signs from God. From the creation of the Jewish state, to the birth of Our Lord, to feeding the multitudes and discovering scrolls buried for centuries. Join the churches of Plainview, MN and immerse yourself in this land of miracles.
Tour Cost:
$2,319 per person
double occupancy
Israel Pilgrimage • April 22-May 3, 2022
Tour Code: EDHL22
Join your friends from Ed-Ventures on a spiritual journey to the Holy Lands. Each day is structured to include as many important sites as possible, moving in Israel along the Mediterranean coast from the roman amphitheater at Caesarea to Mary's well and the home of Mary Magdalene, and other biblical locations in the Galilee. We see the baptismal site at the headwaters of the Jordan and send our prayers with the birds soaring high above Golan Heights. We visit the ancient strong-hold at Masada and float in the Dead Sea. Finally, we will spend several days in the Holy City of Jerusalem. You will be in awe of the things you see, and how so many will provide inspiration as they connect you to scripture, history, and your faith.
Early Bird!
(see itinerary)
Tour Cost:
$4,499 per person
double occupancy
Israel: Following in the Footsteps of Jesus • June 10 - 21, 2022
Tour Code: DAT22
Do you want to experience the Bible coming to life?
Would you like to walk in the places where Jesus walked?
These questions above are only the beginning in adequately describing the experience. This is not intended to be a tour, but a journey of faith, fellowship, learning, worship, and letting history and the saints testify to us in ways that are not always possible on Sunday morning as the Bible comes to life. We will take time to study before we go and on the journey through the Holy Lands. We will have time to worship together and learn from history and one another. We will return home enriched in our faith with new insights and understanding. Join us on this Holy Lands tour in June 2022.
