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Higher Ground Pilgrimage Interest Form

Sat, Feb 15

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Alabama, USA

For those interested in participating in the Higher Ground Pilgrimage, a civil rights tour to Selma and Montgomery, AL February 15-17, 2025, please fill out the form below. Each person who is interested must fill out this form. This only registers your interest and does not guarantee participation.

Higher Ground Pilgrimage Interest Form
Higher Ground Pilgrimage Interest Form

Time & Location

Feb 15, 2025, 7:00 PM – Feb 17, 2025, 11:00 PM

Alabama, USA

About the event

The basics:

Intentionally intergenerational:

  • We will spend time building relationships between generations (not just 10 students and 10 chaperones) as we experience the pilgrimage together.

Travel Schedule:

  • Traveling by bus
  • Early departure from Fourth Pres on Saturday, February 15th
  • Staying in Montgomery both nights
  • Depart Montgomery area in the early afternoon with an arrival back at Fourth Pres in the evening of Monday, February 17th

Site Visits:

  • Saturday: Brown Chapel AME in Selma, the Edmund Pettis Bridge in Selma
  • Sunday: The National Memorial for Peace and Justice and Legacy Museum in Montgomery
  • Monday: Dr. King’s House and Church in Montgomery

Daily Debriefing and Worship:

  • We will set aside time during each day to process individually and collectively
  • Depending on the group make up, we will likely split the group into smaller groups or “pods” to (1) foster a more wholistic experience and (2) to learn from our different experiences (3) to engage intentionally in intergenerational relationships
  • We will also set aside time to worship together

Cost: $150 + personal funds for a few meals on your own

Lodging: Hotel- 2 nights in Montgomery

Pre-trip meetings: (One in October, one in November, and one in January)

  • Info
  • Team Building
  • Local Pilgrimages

Participant Interest Sign-Up

  • Opens: August 25th
  • Closes: September 29th

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