Mission (from Latin ''missio'' "the act of sending out") may refer to:

Organised activities

Religion

Christian mission A Christian mission is an organized effort for the propagation of the Christian faith. Missions involve sending individuals and groups across boundaries, most commonly geographical boundaries, to carry on evangelism or other activities, such ...

, an organized effort to spread Christianity *

Mission (LDS Church) A mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether o ...

, an administrative area of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints *

The Christian Mission The Salvation Army (TSA) is a Protestant church and an international charitable organisation headquartered in London, England. The organisation reports a worldwide membership of over 1.7million, comprising soldiers, officers and adherents co ...

, the former name of the Salvation Army

Government and military

Bolivarian missions The Bolivarian missions are a series of over thirty social programs implemented under the administration of former Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez and continued by Chávez's successor, Nicolás Maduro. The programs focus on helping the mos ...

, a series of social programs created during Hugo Chávez's rule of Venezuela *

Diplomatic mission A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually deno ...

, a diplomatic outpost in a foreign territory *

Military operation A military operation is the coordinated military actions of a state, or a non-state actor, in response to a developing situation. These actions are designed as a military plan to resolve the situation in the state or actor's favor. Operations may ...

Mission statement A mission statement is a short statement of why an organization exists, what its overall goal is, the goal of its operations: what kind of product or service it provides, its primary customers or market, and its geographical region of operation ...

, a formal, short, written articulation of an organization's purpose *

Sortie A sortie (from the French word meaning ''exit'' or from Latin root ''surgere'' meaning to "rise up") is a deployment or dispatch of one military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops, from a strongpoint. The term originated in siege warfare. ...

or combat mission, a deployment or dispatch of a military unit *

Space mission Spaceflight (or space flight) is an application of astronautics to fly spacecraft into or through outer space, either with or without humans on board. Most spaceflight is uncrewed and conducted mainly with spacecraft such as satellites in or ...

, a journey of craft into outer space

Geography

Australia

Mission River, Queensland Mission River is a coastal rural locality split between the Shire of Cook and the Aboriginal Shire of Napranum in Queensland, Australia. In the , Mission River had a population of 987 people. Geography Within Mission River are the enclaves of ...

, a locality in the Shire of Cook and the Aboriginal Shire of Napranum *

Mission River (Queensland) The Mission River is a river located in Far North Queensland, Australia. The river is formed by the confluence of Myall Creek and another minor creek. The river flows in a westerly direction an eventually discharges into Albatross Bay near O ...

, a river in Australia

Canada

Mission, British Columbia Mission is a city in the Lower Mainland of the province of British Columbia, Canada. It was originally incorporated as a district municipality in 1892, growing to include additional villages and rural areas over the years, adding the original To ...

, a district municipality *

Mission, Calgary The Mission district is an inner city neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada, that originated as , a Catholic mission, and was for a time the incorporated Village of Rouleauville. Mission is bordered by 4th Street SW with restaurants and sho ...

, Alberta, a neighbourhood *

Okanagan Mission Father Pandosy Mission, also known as the Okanagan Mission, was the original home for Father Pandosy in Kelowna, British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pa ...

, a neighbourhood in Kelowna, British Columbia, commonly called "the Mission" *Mission River, a short river located at the delta of the

Kaministiquia River The Kaministiquia River is a river which flows into western Lake Superior at the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario. ''Kaministiquia'' (''Gaa-ministigweyaa'') is an Ojibwe word meaning "where a stream flows in island" due to two large islands (McKellar ...

of northern Ontario, Canada

United States

Mission, Delaware Mission is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlan ...

Mission, Kansas Mission is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 9,954. History An Indian mission was established in 1829 at the town's site, hence ...

Mission, Minnesota Mission is an unincorporated community in Mission Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States, near Crosby Crosby may refer to: Places ;Canada *Crosby, Ontario, part of the township of Rideau Lakes, Ontario *Crosby, Ontario, a neighbou ...

Mission, Oregon Mission is an unincorporated community in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined Mission as a census-designated place (CDP). The census definition of the area may not precisely ...

Mission, South Dakota Mission is a city on the Rosebud Indian Reservation in northern Todd County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 1,156 at the 2020 census. Mission is home of the Sinte Gleska University. It is the largest incorporated community in ...

Mission, Texas Mission is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. Its population was 77,058 at the 2010 census and an estimated 84,331 in 2019. Mission is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas. Geography M ...

Mission District, San Francisco The Mission District (Spanish: ''Distrito de la Misión''), commonly known as The Mission (Spanish: ''La Misión''), is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. One of the oldest neighborhoods in San Francisco, the Mission District's name is ...

, a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, commonly called "the Mission" *

South Pasadena station South Pasadena station (formerly Mission station) is an at-grade light rail station on the L Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. It is located at the intersection of Mission Street and Meridian Avenue in South Pasadena, California, afte ...

, formerly called Mission station *

Mission Viejo, California Mission Viejo ( ; corruption of ''Misión Vieja'', Spanish for "Old Mission") is a commuter city in the Saddleback Valley in Orange County, California, United States. Mission Viejo is considered one of the largest master-planned communities eve ...

Mission River The Mission River is a river located in Texas, in the United States of America. It is formed by the confluence of Blanco and Medio creeks in central Refugio County (at 28°19' N, 97°19' W) and runs southeast, past Refugio, for to its mouth ...

, a river in Texas, U.S.

Entertainment

Film and TV

* ''The Mission'' (1986 film), a drama film set in colonial South America * ''Missions'' (TV series), a 2017 French science-fiction TV drama series

Music

* ''Mission'' (album), 2016 album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada * "Mission" (song), a song from the album ''Hold Your Fire'' by Rush * "Mission", a song from the EP ''Van She'' by the Australian band

Van She Van She are an electropop band formed in 2002 in Sydney, Australia, with Matt Van Schie (pronounced Van Ski) on bass guitar/vocals, Tomek Archer on drums/sequencer, Michael Di Francesco on synth/guitar and Nicholas Routledge on vocals/guitar. ...

*"The Mission", a song from the album ''

Revenge Revenge is committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Francis Bacon described revenge as a kind of "wild justice" that "does... offend the law ndputteth the law out of office." Pr ...

'' by Janis Ian *"Mission", a song by American rapper Jaden from his 2019 album ''

ERYS ''Erys'' (stylized in all caps and pronounced "Iris") is the second studio album by American rapper Jaden, released on July 5, 2019, through MSFTSMusic and Roc Nation. It is the follow-up to 2017's '' Syre'', and features collaborations with Ty ...

Other uses

*Mission, a British hi-fi manufacturer owned by

International Audio Group The International Audio Group (IAG) is a Chinese manufacturer of consumer and professional audio & HiFi components. It is based in Shenzhen in China. It is owned and run by twin brothers Bernard and Michael Chang. Products In the past the IAG ...

Mission Foods Mission Foods, a subsidiary of Gruma Corporation, is an American manufacturer of tortillas and tortilla-related products based in Irving, Texas. History Mission Foods was founded as a subsidiary of Grupo Maseca in California in 1977 as a brand ...

, an American maker of tortillas and salsa, owned by Gruma *

Mission Hockey Bauer Hockey LLC (renamed Nike Bauer from 2005 to 2008) is a manufacturer of ice hockey equipment, fitness and recreational skates and apparel. Bauer produces helmets, gloves, sticks, skates, shin guards, pants, shoulder pads, elbow pads, hockey ...

, hockey equipment manufacturer *

Mission (grape) Mission grapes are a variety of ''Vitis vinifera'' introduced from Spain to the western coasts of North America, North and South America by Catholic Church, Catholic :Spanish missions in the Americas, New World missionaries for use in making sacra ...

, a variety of grape *

Mission olive The Mission olive is a cultivar of olive developed in California, by Spanish missions in California, Spanish missions along El Camino Real (California), El Camino Real in the late 18th century. The Mission olive has been included in the Ark of Ta ...

, a cultivar of olive developed in California