The Missional Wisdom Foundation was founded on the island of Iona, Scotland, UK, when co-founders Larry Duggins and Elaine Heath were on pilgrimage together. Pilgrimage is an intentional journey from the pilgrim’s context to a place of religious significance to promote spiritual growth or transformation.

Iona, Scotland, UK

2025 Pilgrimage to Iona Scotland, UK

July 17–26, 2025

Registration Open August 21, 2024!

The Missional Wisdom Foundation is pleased to present the inaugural Journey Pilgrimage! This pilgrimage will trace the spread of Christianity backward in time across Scotland and England, starting in Durham, England, at the Durham Cathedral then onto the cathedral’s spiritual source, Lindisfarne, and ending on the Island of Iona, the source of Celtic Christianity in Scotland and England.

Iona Pilgrimage 2025 will focus on Creation and Creativity. Pilgrims will encounter stunning cathedrals, scriptoriums, and exquisite natural landscapes and explore questions surrounding beauty, art, and spirituality and engage in creative spiritual practice including creative writing, spiritual collage, and temporary communal art. There will also be ample unscheduled time for reflection and wandering. Journey Pilgrims will worship at 9 am and 9 pm as a small group prior to arrival on Iona and with the Iona Community while on Iona.

Journey Pilgrimage will focus on the wisdom of St. Cuthbert and St. Columba and, like all MWF pilgrimage experiences, will be rooted in Celtic Spirituality.

Registration opens, August 21, 2024. If you are interested in participating in this opportunity, please do not wait to register as space is limited. Once space fills, we will maintain a waitlist on a first come first served basis.

The Iona pilgrimage is $2,650 per pilgrim including all land and sea travel, breakfast & dinner, and lodging paid in four monthly installments of $662.50. The first payment is due upon registration. If you would like to pay in full before December 12, 2024, you will receive a $150 discount. If you would like for the MWF to arrange airfare, we will book your airfare and invoice you separately.