A point of connection – the Seven Churches of Asia

We were recently talking to some people who were planning a pilgrimage to Turkey to visit the “Seven Churches of Revelations” also known as the Seven Churches of Asia. This came as a bit of a surprise, as although we had an awareness that there was mountains and mountains of religious history in Turkey, we did not realise that Turkey was a destination for religious pilgrimage in a contemporary context.

The seven churches are located in:

• Ephesus (also see Church of Mary)
• Smyrna
• Pergamon
• Thyatira
• Sardis (the See of Sardis)
• Philadelphia
• and Laodicea, near Denizli (see Laodicean Church)

Tracey is particularly interested in exploring the rich religious history of Turkey and during the residency we hope to build up a database of stories that can be woven into the creative work. This is just the beginning!