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Germany, Switzerland Study Tour with Northway Church
October 6-17, 2025
Led by Shea Sumlin
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Trip Blog Posts
Day 09 - Geneva: International Museum of the Reformation, Saint Peter's Cathedral Geneva, Reformation Wall
posted on Thursday October 16 2025 at 8:00 pm UTC
Well our Germany/Switzerland Reformation Tour is in the books! Today we wrapped up the trip by exploring Calvin's Geneva. John Calvin is the French-born reformer, who not only helped bolster the reformation in Geneva, but also served as one of the key instruments in helping influence the spread...
Day 08 - Trachselwald Castle, Bern Cathedral
posted on Wednesday October 15 2025 at 10:00 pm UTC
This morning we woke up to a crisp day as we headed out to Bern, Switzerland. Pastor Justin gave us a beautiful encouragement from Romans 8:16-17 about what it means to have union with Christ, not only as God's children, but also as fellow suffers with Him. This was a timely word, because...
Day 07 - Zurich: Lindenhof, Grossmunster Cathedral, Felix Manz Memorial, Grotto of Baeretswil
posted on Tuesday October 14 2025 at 6:00 pm UTC
Today was a great day in Zurich. This morning, Pastor Justin walked us through a bit of an overview of the Anabaptist movement in Switzerland. The term "Anabaptist" means "Re-Baptizer." These were the men and women who believed baptism should only be done after someone was old enough to be able...
Day 06 - Lake Constance, Meersburg, Zurich
posted on Monday October 13 2025 at 6:00 pm UTC
Today was a different day than expected, but a much needed one. We've been going pretty hard the last several days, so we decided to have a respite from our usual teachings, and take in the sights. We began the morning by heading to Lindau, and taking a boat across Lake Constance to Meersberg (still...
Day 05 - St. Anne's Church Augsburg, Neuschwanstein Castle
posted on Sunday October 12 2025 at 10:00 pm UTC
Today was a really sweet day. After waking up to a crisp, overcast morning in Nuremberg, we headed out to the city of Augsburg. Augsburg was originally settled as a Roman Province in 15BC by Caesar Augustus (the Roman Emperor named in Luke 2:1). 1500 years later, the town of Augsburg would play a critical...
Day 04 - Eisenach/Coburg/Nuremberg: Luther House, St. George Church, Coburg Castle, Nuremberg
posted on Sunday October 12 2025 at 12:00 am UTC
This morning Pastor Rodney led us in a devotion on prayer through Matthew 6:9-13. We talked a lot about Martin Luther's prayer life, how his intimacy with the Lord fueled so much of his boldness and endurance in ministry, and how a devoted prayer life can fuel ours as well. Then we headed back out into...
Day 03 - Erfurt/Eisenach: Erfurt Augustinian Monastery, Wartburg Castle
posted on Saturday October 11 2025 at 12:00 am UTC
Day 3 of our Germany/Switzerland tour is a wrap! We woke up this morning in Erfurt, going back in time to Martin Luther's earlier formation, when he enlisted as a monk in an Augustinian Monastery. Martin Luther was famous for saying, "If ever a monk got to heaven by his monkery, it was...
Day 02 - Wittenberg, Eisleben, Erfurt: Wittenberg Augustinian Monastery, Castle Church, Luther Birth House, Luther Death House
posted on Thursday October 09 2025 at 9:00 pm UTC
We woke up this morning to an absolutely beautiful day in Wittenberg! This was the home of Martin Luther for most of his public ministry. Pastor Justin started us off with a devotion around our theme of the day: "Sola Fide" (Faith Alone). Martin Luther lived in a day when the church was taught that salvation...
Day 01 - Berlin/Wittenberg: Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Wall, Berlin Olympic Stadium
posted on Wednesday October 08 2025 at 10:00 pm UTC
Our first day in Germany is in the books! After a long travel day yesterday, we woke up this morning in the German capital of Berlin! Today we had the opportunity to take in some of the more modern history of Germany. In addition to seeing some beautiful architecture & monuments, we also got...
Preparing for Germany, Switzerland
posted on Wednesday August 20 2025 at 6:35 pm UTC
Our trip will be here before you know it! Once we're on the ground we'll post periodic updates and photos. Check back often or get update notifications using the subscribe options on this page. We'll be sharing our travel experiences online with you, our friends and family, to not only bring you along...