United Methodists are responding to Kairos Palestine: A Moment of Truth ,a statement of faith and urgent call to action from Christians in Palestine. UMKR seeks, through nonviolent means and in partnership with Palestinian Christians, freedom, justice and equality for all Palestinians and Israelis.
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Responsible Tourism Recommended Trips
Click the links below to see details about trips with these organizations and tour providers.
Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT)
Seeds and Roots
October 28 -November 7, 2025
During this delegation, you will join Palestinian families in olive harvesting, sharing in the experience of picking olives, having coffee together, and working alongside them. You will witness firsthand the persecution, violence, and assaults that Palestinians face during the
olive-picking season and the attacks on olive trees. This will be a learning moment of offering presence and solidarity in the face of this violence.
Learn more and apply here:
https://cpt.org/delegations/palestine?blm_aid=51056
Churches for Middle East Peace (CMEP)
Encountering the Holy Land
November 8-17, 2025
Trip Leader: Kyle Cristofalo, Senior Director of Advocacy and Government Relations for CMEP and Special Advisor to CMEP's Executive Director.
Join Churches for Middle East Peace as we journey to Israel/Palestine in November 2025 for Encountering the Holy Land. This trip will highlight the spiritual significance of the land, the role of local Christians in shaping the region’s past and present, and opportunities to meet with religious, academic, and non-profit leaders working toward peace and justice in the land. Alongside visits to sacred sites in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and beyond, participants will engage in thoughtful conversations that bring deeper understanding of the complex realities on the ground today.
CMEP hopes that participants will return home not only with meaningful memories of pilgrimage and fellowship but also with fresh perspectives to share with their own communities — churches, denominations, and networks — helping to foster greater awareness and engagement with the people and places of the Holy Land.
Itinerary highlights include:
• Worship and guided visits to the sacred sites of Jerusalem’s Old City
• Meeting with Israeli and Palestinian guides, scholars, and community leaders
• Visits to Bethlehem, including the Church of the Nativity and the Tent of Nations
• Time in the Christian village of Taybeh
• Conversations with local organizations working on human rights, sustainable development, and peacebuilding
• Shared meals and fellowship with local families and leaders
PRICING
Max cost: $3085
PLEASE NOTE: This price is a high end estimate. Final price is dependent on the total number of travelers. Once registration closes, we will invoice final totals. The more travelers, the lower the cost will be.
A $500 deposit is due to reserve your spot by September 28th.
Full payment due by October 15th.
*Flights are not included in the above cost.*
Included in the cost of the tour:
• Pre-Trip Orientation with CMEP (via video call) to learn more about the people, organizations, and places you will visit.
• Post-Trip Debrief with CMEP (via video call) to discuss ways to engage your local congregation in conversations about the Holy Land and peacebuilding between Israel/Palestine.
See the trip and register here: https://cmep.salsalabs.org/cmepencounteringtheholyland/index.html
FOSNA Leaders
A solidarity pilgrimage to Palestine
November 11-20, 2025
We are looking for participants on a solidarity pilgrimage to Palestine in November 2025. Co-led by FOSNA Los Angeles co-chairs Randy Heyn-Lamb and Joe Roos, we will journey to Jerusalem/Al Quds and other communities in Palestine.
While we will visit sites sacred to all three Abrahamic faiths, the purpose of our trip is to witness present day realities and meet people trying to effect non-violent change on the ground. The precise itinerary won't be known until we have a clearer picture of the situation. We plan to spend two days participating in the 16th Annual Kairos Palestine Conference, meeting with and listening to civil society leaders in the nonviolent resistance to occupation.
In addition to Jerusalem, we expect to visit Bethlehem, Hebron/South Hebron Hills, an overlook into Gaza, Ramallah, Taybeh and Nablus. Our trip will be led by Omar Haramy and other leaders from Sabeel, the Palestine Liberation Theology Center, and we will worship with Christian ministers like the Rev. Drs. Munther Isaac, Fadi Diab, and Mitri Raheb
We plan to meet in Amman, Jordan on Tuesday, November 11th and cross over to Jerusalem the next day. Our pilgrimage will end on Thursday, November 20th, with an expected arrival back in the U.S. on November 21st.
For more information, including price estimates, contact the organizers at FosnaLAOC@gmail.com
Palestine Justice Network of the PCUSA
in partnership with Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA) and Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center in Jerusalem
January 12-22, 2026
Led by Rev. Dr. Shannon Smythe
Learn more by contacting Shannon:
shannonsmy@gmail.com
1-609-240-2109
Society for Biblical Studies
Fact Finding, Advocacy, Peacemaking in the Holy Land
February 2-11, 2025
•Mission of Christian Presence, Peacemaking, Fact Finding and Advocacy
•10 Days in Israel-Palestine: Jerusalem, the West Bank, Galilee, the Negev
•Designed for those whose interests and passion is in peace with justice
•Learn the history and current state of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the role of the Church in it through in depth meetings and conversations with Israelis and Palestinians
•Explore models of Christian mission
•Learn ingredients of effective advocacy
•Engage with a full range of activists and influencers from all bands of the political spectrum
Choice of 4-Day elective journeys
•4-Day elective: Volunteer at the Tent of Nations returning 15 February 2026 ($1,229, hotel lodging; $893 on site lodging)
•4-Day elective: The Wonders of Jordan: Petra & Wadi Rum, returning 15 February 2026 ($1,675)
•Choose the 10 or 14 day full immersion options, to spend your time at the Tent of Nations, specify your own duration
Learn more and register for the tour:
https://sbsbibletours.org/product/paaa-2-2-26-fact-findingohioepisarea/
Pilgrims of Ibillin
Living Stones Pilgrimage
April 2026
Many pilgrimages to Israel and Palestine have shifted their focus from holy site excursions, spiritual journeys, and even from the social justice talking tours, to more experiential opportunities to listen and stand in solidarity with Palestinians.
Currently Pilgrims of Ibillin is planning just such a visit April 2026 (The dates and itinerary are almost finalized — currently planning to depart the US April 12, flying into Amman, Jordan for a 12-14 day trip —please complete the form (link below) to be notified with the detailed itinerary and cost as soon as they are finalized.
This trip is designed as a hybrid including traditional Living Stones Pilgrimage and a solidarity and witness tour to include visits to Holy Sites, Peace Partners, and peace-builders whose expertise will shine a light upon the changing geopolitical and theological landscape most recently as well as historically.
We will visit Mar Elias Educational Institutions, a unique school that incorporates the values of inclusion, dignity, forgiveness and reconciliation as an integral component of the curriculum.
As a bonus — Father Chacour will join the group for three days visiting the Holy Sites in the Galilee — a rare opportunity to be in his company as he shares the treasured jewels of his homeland with us. If you feel so called, we invite you to bring your presence and caring heart on the 2026 trip.
View a sample itinerary:
https://pilgrimsofibillin.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Sample-Living-Stones-Pilgrimage-Itinerary-1.pdf
See this trip on their website and fill out the form:
https://pilgrimsofibillin.org/pilgrimages/
Indiana Center for Middle East Peace (ICMEP)
"Living Stones" Palestine Solidarity Tour
June 6-18, 2026
• Optional Jordan Extension, June 18 - 21.
• Meetings with leading Jewish, Christian, Muslim religious, political, NGO leaders, peacemakers, and human rights advocates
Free time scheduled throughout the tour, for personal exploration, shopping, rest, etc.
• Optional Sunday Worship at Christmas Lutheran Church, Bethlehem, and Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, Jerusalem Old City.
• Optional one-hour Debriefing Sessions throughout the tour to process travelers’ experiences, emotions, insights, questions.
• Hotel stays in Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Ramallah.
See many more details of the tour, the costs, etc:
https://indianacmep.dm.networkforgood.com/emails/4261709
Contact: Michael Spath: Lmichaelspath@gmail.com
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See these websites for other trips that our partners may be planning:
Eyewitness Palestine
https://eyewitnesspalestine.org/delegations
Pilgrims of Ibillin
https://pilgrimsofibillin.org/
Community Peacemaker Teams
https://cpt.org/delegations
Friends of Sabeel North America (FOSNA)
https://www.fosna.org/come-see-visit-the-holy-land
In the Footsteps of Jesus: Tours to Palestine and Israel
Hosted by Jeff & Janet Wright
http://www.footstepsofjesustour.org/index.html
Society for Biblical Studies - certain trips to Palestine/Israel have the informative and justice-seeking focus that we recommend; see descriptions:
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Discover this remarkable opportunity for an extended stay in Israel/Palestine where you will make a difference for justice and peace in the Holy Land. Scholarships available.