Chile MTC (Santiago): closed since 2019

Quick answer

There is no MTC in Chile today. On March 29, 2018, the Church announced that its missionary training centers in Santiago, Chile, and Madrid, Spain, would close in January 2019, and that missionaries who would have gone there would train at one of the remaining centers (Church Newsroom). If you’re looking for an address for the “Santiago MTC” or “CCM Chile,” that’s why you won’t find a current one.

A short history

• July 13, 1981: a missionary training center was established in Santiago (Church history chronology for Chile).
• March 29, 2018: the Church announced the Santiago and Madrid centers would close in January 2019. Newsroom said both were in Church-owned buildings that also served other purposes, such as temple patron housing (Church Newsroom).
• 2019: the Ensign reported centers closing in Argentina, Spain, Chile and the Dominican Republic, leaving 11 training centers at that time (Ensign, May 2019).

The list of MTCs has changed since then: Colombia closed, and Thailand and DR Congo opened. Our MTC locations guide keeps the current list.

Where missionaries called to Chile train now

The Church doesn’t publish a fixed “Chile goes here” rule, and your call letter is the only answer that counts. It names where you report, whether that’s an MTC, your mission directly or a start at home. Church Newsroom’s list of training centers gives a sense of the options in the region (Church Newsroom):

• Lima, Peru: serves Central and South America, training in Spanish. See our Lima MTC guide.
• São Paulo, Brazil: lists South America South among its areas, training in Portuguese, Spanish and Japanese. See our São Paulo MTC guide.
• Mexico City: serves Mexico and other countries of North, Central and South America, in Spanish and other languages. See our Mexico City MTC guide.
• Provo, Utah: trains missionaries for missions worldwide in 50+ languages.

Newsroom’s page is older and still says 10 locations, so use it only as background.

Getting ready for a Chile mission

Most missionaries headed to Chile will speak Spanish, so starting early pays off. Our language learning before the MTC guide has a simple daily plan. Visa steps differ by country, and we explain the basics in passport and visa for missionaries. For every mission in the country, with maps and local details, start at all missions in Chile.

Remember that seasons are flipped: December is summer in Chile. Pack and plan Christmas packages with that in mind.

Christmas and Light the World in Chile

The Church’s 2025 Giving Machine report lists Santiago among the cities that had Giving Machine kiosks for the first time that year (Church Newsroom). We haven’t seen an official 2026 date for Santiago yet. Our Giving Machines guide for missionary families explains how they work, and the Light the World 2026 guide has ideas families at home can share in the weekly email.