The Walk to Emmaus is an adaptation of the Roman Catholic Cursillo (pronounced cur-SEE-o) Movement,
which originated in Spain in 1949. Cursillo de Cristianidad means “little course in Christianity.” The original
Cursillo leaders designed the program to empower persons to transform their living and working
environments into Christian environments. During the 1960s and 1970s, the Episcopalians and Lutherans,
along with several nondenominational groups, such as Tres Dias, began to offer Cursillo. In 1978, The
UpperRoom of the General Board of Discipleship adapted the program for a primarily Protestant audience
and began to offer it under the name The Upper Room Cursillo. In 1981, The Upper Room made further
adaptations and changed the name of the program to The Upper Room Walk to Emmaus. In 1984, The Upper
Room developed a youth expression of Emmaus called Chrysalis.
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