Study Tour of Israel and Palestine

Study Tour

All officers who have served 20 years or more will be eligible to participate in an organised tour of Israel and the Palestinian Territories.

Next Dates

5-14 March 2024 (cancelled)
11-20 March 2025 (cancelled)
17-26 March 2026
9-18 March 2027

Please note that these tours are not occurring at the moment due to the ongoing situation in the Middle East. This will be revised as the situation changes.

Purpose

• To enrich and deepen a personal relationship with God
• To strengthen and inform personal spiritual development
• To enhance and inform future ministry and preaching
• To journey as pilgrims in body, soul and spirit to fresh engagement with familiar themes
• To give geographical context to the biblical narrative
• To see the biblical material from a middle eastern viewpoint
• To give opportunity for worship at key biblical sites
• To give insight into starting points for further spiritual and/or academic development
• To prompt a passion to intercede for the believer communities and their varied contexts
• To engage with the recent and current political reality in a highly sensitive manner
• To explore basic concepts in interfaith relations

Cost

Anyone is welcome to attend at full cost. Nevertheless, all active officers who have served for 20 years or more will be eligible to participate in one organised tour of Türkiye or Israel and the Palestine at half price.

The full cost is £2,500, which includes the benefit of an experienced guide, transport (including all flights and coach travel), high-quality hotel accommodation, food (breakfast and evening meals), all admissions, and travel insurance (if under 85 years of age). Please note that the cost does not include lunches, personal purchases, and travel costs of getting to and from the departure location (a London airport). 

Please ask about single supplements.

For more information, please email [email protected]