Travel

Experience the Holy Land

Why Visit the Holy Land?

• For an unforgettable, faith-deepening pilgrimage to the setting of Jesus' life and ministry
• To meet, worship with, and get to know the descendants of the first Christians
• To build a relationship with the members and leaders of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land and see how the world's only Arabic speaking Lutheran church ministers to its context
• To experience the daily lives and challenges of Christians, Jews, and Muslims in the Holy Land
• To go behind the headlines and inform yourself about a political situation of significance to the world
• To learn about efforts toward a permanent and just peace.

Travel Opportunities

• Upcoming Trips - Check out these upcoming educational trips being offered across the country.
• Ecumenical Accompaniment program - Learn more about the application process to become an ecumenical accompanier from the United States.
• Create your own trip using our Trip Reports and Advice

Trip Planning Help

Holy Land trip coordination help is available in Jerusalem! Our Young Adults in Global Mission and Holy Land Trips Coordinator, Martin Shoffner, is now working in the region and can offer suggestions for both trip content and logistics.

Pastor Mark Holman can also help your group plan to attend worship and/or visit with him as the ELCA pastor serving the English-speaking congregation at the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer in the Old City of Jerusalem.

Direct your queries to peacenotwallsinfo@elca.org, putting “trip help” in the subject line.

Trip Planning Resources

• Trip Reports & Advice - actual trip itineraries, pre-planning guides, and suggestions
• A Pilgrim’s Guide to Israel and Palestine  - contains detailed contact information for Holy Land organizations and speakers, places to stay, and tour guides and agencies.
• Visiting the Holy Land and the ELCJHL  - A trip-planning guide produced by ELCA Global Missions.