2025 LST Site List
Last Updated: December 16, 2024
Priority #1 – PARTNER SITES: LST’s top-priority sites utilizing teams through the year.
| ARGENTINA Buenos Aires |
BRAZIL Rio de Janeiro |
ITALY Lecce |
USA West Springfield, MA |
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| Team Size | LST team size=2-4 people (see below) This site is happy to receive teams connected to Churches of Christ |
LST team size = 2-4 people | LST team size = 2-3 people | LST team size = 2-4 people |
| General Description | Long-time LST site in the capital city. Teams live and work at the church building. Church is lead by national (Argentinian) leaders. | Seasoned LST site in a popular Brazilian beach-side city. Teams stay with host families and work at the church building. All Brazilian staff and leadership. | Cozy church family led by an enthusiastic Italian preacher. Teams stay in rented apartment and work at the church building. | Intimate church with an ongoing outreach to the large international community in that area. Teams live at the church building or rented apartment, meeting with Readers at the church. |
| Images and Info | National Geographic Lonely Planet |
National Geographic Lonely Planet |
Lonely Planet Trip Advisor |
AAA (Springfield) AAA (West Springfield) |
| January | NOT AVAILABLE | NOT AVAILABLE | OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-3 people. NOTE-outside temperatures in the 40’s and inside temperatures in the 60’s. | NOT AVAILABLE |
| February |
Last half of Feb. OPEN for LST team of 2 people. CONFIRMED-LST Team Feb 28- Mar 22, 2025
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NOT AVAILABLE |
OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-3 people. NOTE-outside temperatures in the 40’s and inside temperatures in the 60’s. CONFIRMED-LST Team Feb 1-April 26, 2025 |
NOT AVAILABLE |
| March |
OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 people (Monday March 24 is a national holiday and may interfere with LST activity.) CONFIRMED-LST Team Feb 28- Mar 22, 2025
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OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 March 15-31 |
OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-3 people
CONFIRMED-LST Team Feb 1-April 26, 2025 |
OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 people late March. (Spring Break holiday in March/April may have some effect on LST activity) |
| April |
OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 people (Wednesday April 2 is a national holiday and may interfere with LST activity.)
POTENTIAL-LST Team Apr 25-May 10, 2025 |
OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 |
OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-3 people
CONFIRMED-LST Team Feb 1-April 26, 2025 |
OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 people. |
| May |
OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 people (Thursday May 1 is a national holiday and may interfere with LST activity.) CONFIRMED-LST Team May 10-Jun 21, 2025 |
OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 |
OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-3 people CONFIRMED-LST Team April 24-May 10, 2025 CONFIRMED-LST Team May 9-May 31, 2025 CONFIRMED-LST Team May 30-June 14, 2025
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OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 people the last three weeks of May. (Monday May 26 is a national holiday and may interfere with LST activity.) |
| June |
OPEN for LST team(s) of 2 people. (Friday June 20 is a national holiday and may interfere with LST activity.) CONFIRMED-LST Team May 10-Jun 21, 2025 |
OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 CONFIRMED-LST Team Jun 6-Jly 5, 2025 |
Until JUNE 15 OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-3 people CONFIRMED-LST Team May 30-June 14, 2025
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OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 people CONFIRMED-LST Team Jun 7-Jun 28 POTENTIAL-LST Team Jun 28-Jly 19
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| July | OPEN for LST team of 2 people the first half of July. (Wednesday July 9 is a national holiday and may interfere with LST activity. The last part of July and first part of August are winter vacation and not good times for LST activity.) |
Open for LST team of 2-4 July 1-15 and YoungFriends 15-31 CONFIRMED-LST Team Jun 6-Jly 5, 2025 POTENTIAL-LST Team July 19-27, 2025 |
NOT AVAILABLE | NOT AVAILABLE |
| August | OPEN for LST team of 2 people the last half of August. (Monday August 18 is a national holiday and may interfere with LST activity.) | OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 | NOT AVAILABLE | NOT AVAILABLE |
| September | OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 people. | OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 (Sept. 7, 2025 is a national holiday and may interfere with LST activity) |
Last half of September OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-3 people | OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 people (Monday September 1 is a national holiday and may interfere with LST activity. September 15-October 1 is a multi-state fair (The Big E) at this site, but it has limited impact on LST activity.) |
| October | OPEN for LST team(s) of 2 people. (Monday October 13 is a national holiday and may interfere with LST activity.) | NOT AVAILABLE | Until October 15 OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-3 people | OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-4 people |
| November | OPEN for LST team(s) of 2 people. (Monday November 17 is a national holiday and may interfere with LST activity.) | NOT AVAILABLE | NOT AVAILABLE | NOT AVAILABLE |
| December | NOT AVAILABLE | NOT AVAILABLE | OPEN for LST team(s) of 2-3 people | NOT AVAILABLE |
| OTHER | In addition to the above requests, this site is very interested in interns (2-3 months or more). | In addition to the above requests, this site is very interested in interns (2-3 months or more). |
Priority #2 – MANAGED SITE: Hannover, Germany
| Description | Invitation | |
| Hannover, Germany | At this site LST sends teams AND acts as the Host. LST connects with multiple Christian groups in Hannover, not relying on any one to carry the burden of hosting and receiving teams. Teams stay in a rented apartment and meet with Readers in a rented space nearby. |
Our primary emphasis is to fill two seasons of work; a spring season and a fall season. Filling these seasons and having teams work back-to-back as much as possible is best for the work in Hannover. SPRING – March-June CONFIRMED-LST Team Feb 28-Mar 8, 2025
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Priority #3 – SEASONAL SITES: High-priority sites receiving at least one team a year
| Site | General Description | Invitation |
| BRAZIL-Florianopolis | LST teams serve Readers in this popular southern Brazilian island-city with famous beaches. Teams live in rented apartments and work out of the local Church of Christ. |
Teams of 2-4 Workers. Any month of the year, though March-October are ideal since November-February are a high-tourist season (this is their summer season). CONFIRMED-LST Project March 21-April 6, 2025
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| BRAZIL-Joao Pessoa | LST teams serve Readers in this coastal capital city of the state of Paraiba. The church is established and led by local Brazilians. Teams live nearby and work out of the local Church of Christ. |
Teams of 2-3 Workers welcome any time of the year. Because this site is also good for US summer teams, we’re eager to place team May-August. CONFIRMED–LST Team May 16-June 30, 2025. |
| BRAZIL-Niteroi | LST teams meet with Readers at the church building, living nearby in a rented apartment. Niteroi is essentially a suburb of Rio de Janeiro. | Prefer LST teams from their supporting US churches. They desire an LST effort of 4-6 weeks with teams meeting back-to-back. Dates are flexible. |
| ITALY- Padova/Vicenza | LST teams serve Readers in Vicenza and help with a new campus ministry in nearby Padova; a city hosting one of the oldest universities in Europe. |
Teams of 2-4 Workers. Dates for 2025 are January, February, March, September, October, November, early December.
POTENTIAL-LST Team April, May, June 2025 |
| POLAND-Krakow | LST teams supplement the creative work of Graceland English School staffed by a team of experienced Canadian women. Teams meet with Readers at Graceland and live either onsite or in a rented apartment. |
Prefer September. January is possible but not as preferable. Teams of 2-3 singles or 4 if there is a couple.
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| POLAND-Pabianice | Relatively new community church that owns and meets in a hotel. LST teams stay at the hotel and meet with Readers there. | Teams of 2-4 Workers during August, September, October, and November. 2025 holidays that may impact exact days: Easter (April 20/21), May 1-3 (national holiday in Poland), November 1 (All Saints Day). |
| SOUTH KOREA-Seoul | LST teams work on the campus of Gangseo University, are hosted by Korean staff, and meet with college students each day. Workers stay in a rented apartment. | Teams of 2-4 Workers during April, May, and June (until mid-June, NOT late June); then October and November. School semesters start there in March and in September. The following holidays occur during the months when teams are invited but the university is closed – Friday, October 3 (National Foundation Day), Sunday October 5-Tuesday October 7 (Chuseok “Thanksgiving), and Thursday October 9 (Hanguel Day). |
Contact:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +1-817-684-7578
Mail: PO Box 55398, Hurst, TX 76054, United States of America