Visits to Israel
Sites and Living Stones Tours
Our ‘sites and living stones’ tours are particularly appreciated in sharing an experience in a group of the places and people of the Holy Land. These spend time visiting biblical sites and include meeting some of the believers, the living stones, in Nazareth, Cana and elsewhere. David Ronco has led several previous tours (most recently in May 2017, April 2019 and May 2022) and these have been very popular. A brief report on the tour in May 2017 visit is available here.
The next visit is anticipated for May 2024 led by Rev Stuart Davison. The tour brochure is available here or contact Worldwide Christian Travel.
Pastors and Leaders Study Tours
A pastors and leaders study tour, led by Rev Stuart Davison, aims to include opportunities to meet local believers and church leaders; to participate in worship services, smaller groups and school assemblies; to visit theological colleges; and to see several key sites around Israel.
This tour was well received in October 2013. A visit by four ABCI pastors to the SEBA pastors’ conference and some UK churches in February 2014 also went well. Stuart led a similar visit in September 2016 and October 2018, which were very rewarding and varied with many opportunities to meet local believers, churches and see sights. More details are on the News page.
A youth visit to Israel by a group from Ampthill Baptist Church to Shefa'amr in July 2016 was very encouraging and rewarding, and a report is available here. They have since been on repeat visits. Other churches have made similar group visits to Israel/Palestine, as part of ongoing building up of relationships (see News page).
Why visit Israel?
A visit gives an opportunity to meet Baptist believers in Israel in their own context of the culture, churches, homes and towns. It allows you to see at first hand historic places from Old and New Testaments, the settings in which Jesus lived and conducted his ministry. It also gives an experience of a beautiful country, a hospitable people, in a troubled part of the world where to be a Christian is a very significant challenge. With reflection on all these in the light of Scripture, it also offers rich opportunity to deepen understanding of the Bible in the process.