KEY WEST

GTT has been providing mission trips opportunities for serval years. A short-term mission trip to Key West, Florida is safe but challenging. Inexpensive but priceless. But most of all Christ-Centered and Value Focused.

Have you been looking for a place to stretch you and your team? We believe our location and partnerships within the Christian community may fulfill your goal. GTT is positioned to be your base for short-term mission work in a welcoming community.  We have opportunities for your team to serve in any or all of the following:

• Small Construction Projects
• Feeding Programs
• Vacation Bible Schools
• Youth Preparedness Programs
• Back To School Rallies
• Community Evangelism
• Leadership Seminars
• A Day Exploring Key West

Modern Facility With:

• Bunk Beds for 12
• One Apartment
• Showers
• Fellowship Hall with full Kitchen
• Internet
• Onsite Chaplain

Fun Facts About Key West

• 42 bridges connect Key West to the mainland.
• The third-largest coral reef in the world is off the coast of Key West.
• All of the sand on the beaches of Key West was shipped in from the Caribbean.
• Because it can be accessed by land Key West is known as the Southernmost city in the country. It is closer to Cuba than it is to Miami.
• People born in Key West are called Conchs.
• There are three Civil War forts located on Key West.
• Key West has the highest average temperature in the United States. It is the only city in the country that never gets frost.
• Hemingway's is home to more than 60 six-toed cats that are direct descendants of a six-toed cat given to Hemingway by a friend.
• The Naval Air Station in Key West takes up most of the island.  It was selected because flight conditions are better in the Florida Keys than anywhere else in the U.S.
• The original name for Key West was Cayo Hueso meaning: Island of Bones.