Mission
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- Mission (grape)Mission (grape)Mission grapes are a variety of Vitis vinifera introduced from Spain to the western coasts of North and South America in the 16th century by Catholic New World missionaries for use in making sacramental, table, and fortified wines.-History:...
, variety of grape - Mission (station)Mission (station)A religious mission or mission station is a location for missionary work.While primarily a Christian term, the concept of the religious "mission" is also used prominently by the Church of Scientology and their Scientology Missions International....
, base of missionary practice - Mission statementMission statementA mission statement is a statement of the purpose of a company or organization. The mission statement should guide the actions of the organization, spell out its overall goal, provide a path, and guide decision-making...
, a formal short written statement of an organization's value proposition - Mission Style FurnitureMission Style FurnitureMission furniture is a style of furniture that originated in the late 19th Century. It traces its origins to a chair made by A.J. Forbes around 1894 for San Francisco's Swedenborgian Church. The term mission furniture was first popularized by Joseph P...
, a style of furniture that originated in the late 19th Century.
Mission may also refer to:
Companies
- Mission, British manufacturer of loudspeakers now owned by International Audio GroupInternational Audio GroupThe International Audio Group is a Chinese manufacturer of consumer and professional audio & HiFi components. It is based in Huntingdon in the UK.-Products:In the past the IAG purchased several British HiFi manufacturers:...
- Mission Essential PersonnelMission Essential PersonnelMission Essential Personnel is an American professional services corporation offering human-capital solutions and program support to government and corporate clients. MEP is the U.S. government’s primary provider of translators and interpreters for the U.S. military effort in Afghanistan...
, a defense contractor primarily providing language services to the US Government in AfghanistanAfghanistanAfghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. - Mission HockeyMission HockeyMission is a company that makes roller hockey and formerly ice hockey equipment.Mission once produced ice hockey equipment as well. It merged with Itech in 2004, becoming Mission-Itech....
, roller hockey equipment manufacturer
Government and military
- Bolivarian MissionsBolivarian MissionsThe Bolivarian Missions are a series of social justice, social welfare, anti-poverty, educational, electoral and military recruiting programs implemented under the administration of the current Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez...
, series of social programs created during Hugo Chávez's rule of Venezuela - Combat mission, a sortieSortieSortie is a term for deployment or dispatch of one military unit, be it an aircraft, ship, or troops from a strongpoint. The sortie, whether by one or more aircraft or vessels, usually has a specific mission....
- Diplomatic missionDiplomatic missionA diplomatic mission is a group of people from one state or an international inter-governmental organisation present in another state to represent the sending state/organisation in the receiving state...
, a diplomatic outpost in a foreign territory - Space mission, the launch of craft into outer space
Media
- Combat Mission (video game series)Combat Mission (video game series)Combat Mission is the name of a successful series of computer games simulating tactical battles. The series has progressed through two distinct game engines. The original game engine, referred to as 'CMx1' by the developer, Battlefront, powered a trio of games set in the Second World War. Combat...
- Mission (album)Mission (album)Mission is the second album from UK ska punk band Jesse James. It was released by Golf Records on 22 October 2003. The album was recorded in San Francisco and produced by Ryan Greene.-Track listings:#Six Minutes#Hills Vs Mountains...
, the second album from UK ska punk band Jesse James - "Mission" (song)Mission (song)"Mission" is a song by the progressive rock band Rush from the 1987 album Hold Your Fire. The song features prominent keyboard parts played by Geddy Lee. "Mission" was most recently played live during the band's 2007/2008 tour for the album Snakes & Arrows...
, from the album Hold Your Fire by Rush
Places
- Mission, British ColumbiaMission, British ColumbiaMission, the core of which was formerly known as Mission City, is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River overlooking the City of Abbotsford and with that city is part of the Central Fraser Valley. Mission is the...
, district municipality - Mission, CalgaryMission, CalgaryThe Mission district is an inner city neighbourhood of Calgary, Alberta, Canada that originated as Notre Dame de la Paix, a Catholic mission, and was for a time the incorporated Village of Rouleauville...
, neighbourhood in Calgary, Alberta - Mission, CaliforniaMission, CaliforniaMission is a former settlement in Yuba County, California. It was located on the Southern Pacific Railroad, north-northeast of Ramirez....
, former town in Yuba County - Mission, DelawareMission, DelawareMission is an unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware, United States. Mission is located along Delaware Route 24 and Delaware Route 30 southwest of Millsboro....
- Mission, KansasMission, KansasMission is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. The population was 9,727 at the 2000 census. The city is a first-tier suburb in the Kansas City Metro. In 2003, Mission absorbed the neighboring city of Countryside.- History :...
- Mission, OregonMission, OregonMission 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 . The census definition of the area may not precisely correspond to local understanding of the area with the...
- Mission, South DakotaMission, South DakotaMission is a city in Todd County, South Dakota, United States, and the Rosebud Indian Reservation. The population was 1,182 at the 2010 census....
- Mission, TexasMission, TexasMission is a city in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States. The population was 77,058 at the 2010 census Mission is part of the McAllen–Edinburg–Mission and Reynosa–McAllen metropolitan areas.-Geography:Mission is located at ....
- Mission (Los Angeles Metro station), metro station in Los Angeles
- Mission District, San Francisco, CaliforniaMission District, San Francisco, CaliforniaThe Mission District, also commonly called "The Mission", is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California, USA, originally known as "the Mission lands" meaning the lands belonging to the sixth Alta California mission, Mission San Francisco de Asis...
- Mission Viejo, California
Religious movements and organizations
- Mission (Christianity), Christian missionary movement
- Mission (LDS Church)Mission (LDS Church)A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 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 or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
, administrative area of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
See also
- Indigenous church mission theoryIndigenous church mission theoryIndigenous churches are churches suited to local culture and led by local Christians. There have been two main Protestant strategies proposed for the creation of indigenous churches:...
, Foreign missionaries create well-organised churches and then hand them over to local converts - La Mission (disambiguation)
- The Mission (disambiguation)
- MissionaryMissionaryA missionary is a member of a religious group sent into an area to do evangelism or ministries of service, such as education, literacy, social justice, health care and economic development. The word "mission" originates from 1598 when the Jesuits sent members abroad, derived from the Latin...
- Spanish missions in CaliforniaSpanish missions in CaliforniaThe Spanish missions in California comprise a series of religious and military outposts established by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823 to spread the Christian faith among the local Native Americans. The missions represented the first major effort by Europeans to...