August 9 – 25, 2026

The Minneapolis Area Synod (MAS) and the Leipzig District of the Lutheran Church in Saxony, Germany are hosting a joint Young Adult Pilgrimage to Germany and the Taizé community in August 2026.

Ten young adults, 18 – 26, from MAS and ten from the Leipzig District will be selected to attend.

At a critical time for U.S. Churches to cultivate global relationships, the pilgrimage will focus on relationship building across ecumenical and national boundaries through shared learning, experience, and worship.

With Leipzig, the home of the Peaceful Revolution, as homebase, the first week of the pilgrimage will focus on German political and church history as a mirror for contemporary currents in Europe and the U.S. (Nationalism, Authoritarianism, etc.). The second will be a week in the Taizé community in France, a ecumenical monastic community founded in the wake of WWII.

Basic Itinerary

  • August 9 – Departure flights to Germany

  • August 10 – Arrival in Germany

  • August 10 – 15 – reflection on German history including a visit to a concentration camp

  • August 16 – Travel to Taizé

  • August 16 – 22 – Taizé program

  • August 23 – U.S. participants travel to Paris for return flight

  • August 24 – U.S. participants day in Paris

  • August 25 – U.S. participants return flights

Application Status

The application for the pilgrimage has closed. Applications are being reviewed and applicants are being contacted. With questions, please contact Pastor Adam White.