Tour Turkey and Greece with Dr. Sumney in 2014
To kick off the 150th Anniversary of the founding of the Lexington Theological Seminary in 2015, Dr. Jerry Sumney will be offering a travel tour of Turkey and Greece in January 2014. The tour, which will take us through the “Churches of the Revelation and the Footsteps of Paul,” departs on January 14 and returns on January 28, 2014.
The 14-day tour begins in Izmir, Turkey and concludes in Athens, Greece. An overview of the itinerary is below. The tour is open to current students for course credit, along with alumni and friends.
The deposit for the trip will be $550 and due Sept. 30. The cost of the trip is $4,175. Supplement for a single room is $693.00 All payments will be made to the travel agency. If you have questions, or would like to investigate the trip further, please feel free to contact Dr. Sumney, jsumney@lextheo.edu, Mark Blankenship or Halee Kennon in the Advancement Office, mblankenship@lextheo.edu, hkennon@lextheo.edu or (859) 280-1241 or (866) 296-6087. Students may take the tour (and do the work) to receive 2 hours of 600 level credit. Cost of the course is in addition to the cost of the tour. Stay tuned for possible information about scholarship assistance.
Trip schedule:
MONDAY, JANUARY 14: Lexington – Charlotte – Munich
TUESDAY, JANUARY 15: Munich – Ismir
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16: Izmir – Thyatira – Philadelphia – Sardis
THURSDAY, JANUARY 17: Izmir – Laodicea – Pamukkale – Hierapolis
FRIDAY, JANUARY 18: Pamukkale – Ephesus – Izmir
SATURDAY, JANUARY 19: Izmir – Pergamum – Assos
SUNDAY, JANUARY 20: Assos – Alexandria Troas – Troy -Canakkale
MONDAY, JANUARY 21: Canakkale – Ipsala
TUESDAY, JANUARY 22: KAVALA – Philippi – Amphipolis – Thessaloniki
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23: Thessaloniki – Kalamabaka
THURSDAY, JANUARY 24: Kalamabaka – Meteora – Delphi
FRIDAY, JANUARY 25: Delphi – Athens
SATURDAY, JANUARY 26: Athens – Corinth
SUNDAY, JANUARY 27: Athens
MONDAY, JANUARY 28: Athens – Frankfurt – Charlotte – Lexington





