missionaries some experience teaching in their mission language, even if it is their native tongue. All missionaries visit the Training Services each week. Volunteers who speak the language roleplay as "people being taught" (people who are interested in the church) in these teaching situations. Volunteers are usually returned missionaries and/or BYU students with language abilities. Members of other faiths are able to volunteer as well. All volunteers must present a temple recommend or BYU ID card to participate. As visitors to the MTC, volunteers must pick up a guest pass at the main desk before going to the TRC. List of MTCs As of March 2020, there are 10 MTCs throughout the world. In 2010, the New Zealand MTC moved from Hamilton to Auckland. The previously open MTCs in Tokyo and Seoul have closed. Following a church announcement on March 29, 2018, the MTCs in Santiago, Chile and Madrid, Spain closed in January 2019. On December 12, 2018, the church announced the MTC in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic would also close in January 2019. Following an initial announcement on February 8, 2019, the MTC in Buenos Aires, Argentina closed in July 2019. On September 19, 2019, the church announced it will close the MTC in Guatemala in January 2020. São Paulo, Brazil Bogotá, Colombia Preston, England, United Kingdom Accra, Ghana Mexico City, Mexico Auckland, New Zealand Lima, Peru Manila, Philippines Johannesburg, South Africa Provo, Utah, United States List of closed MTCs Some former MTCs are no longer in operation. They were located in the following locations: Tokyo, Japan (1979–2009) Seoul, South Korea (est. 1980s) Hamilton, New Zealand (est. 1977, relocated to Auckland 2010) Santiago, Chile (1981–2019) Madrid, Spain (1999–2019) Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2000–2019) Buenos Aires, Argentina (2000–2019) Guatemala City, Guatemala (1986–2020) References Further reading — has some historical notes related to the history section External links Missionary Training Centers Official site Provo Missionary Training Center at ChurchofJesusChrist.org Missionary Training Center Religious buildings and structures of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Properties of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Provo, Utah Significant places in Mormonism Young people and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1978 establishments in Utah