Mission (from Latin 'the act of sending out'), Missions or The Mission may refer to:

Geography

Australia

Mission River (Queensland) The Mission River is a river 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 Oxmurra Po ...

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 T ...

, a district municipality *

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

, Alberta, a neighbourhood * Okanagan Mission, 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'' () is an Ojibwe word meaning "where a stream flows in island" due to two large islands (McKellar and Mission) at ...

of northern Ontario, Canada * Mission Ridge (British Columbia), a ridge in BC * Mission Ridge Ski Area, a Ski Area near the ridge in BC *

Mission Lake Mission Lake, also known as Lebret Lake, is a lake in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is one of four lakes in the Qu'Appelle Valley known as the Fishing Lakes. Echo Lake is upstream and Katepwa Lake is downstream. The lake was name ...

, a lake in Saskatchewan

United States

* Mission, Delaware, an unincorporated community *

Mission, Kansas Mission is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, Johnson County, Kansas, United States, and part of the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 9,954. History An Indian mission ...

, a city * Mission, Michigan, an unincorporated community *

Mission, Minnesota Mission is an unincorporated community in Mission Township, Crow Wing County, Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and ...

, an unincorporated community * Mission, Oregon, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Mission, South Dakota, a city * Mission, Texas, a city *

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

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

Mission Street Mission Street is a north-south arterial thoroughfare in Daly City and San Francisco, California that runs from Daly City's southern border to San Francisco's northeast waterfront. The street and San Francisco's Mission District through which ...

, a street in San Francisco *

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

, a light rail station, formerly called Mission station *

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 mout ...

, a river in Texas * Mission Bay (San Diego) * Mission Bay (San Francisco)

Arts and entertainment

Film and television

* ''Mission'' (film), 1961 Soviet drama film by Yuri Yegorov * The ''Mission'' (2023 film), American documentary film about missionary John Allen Chau * ''Mission'' (2023 film), 2024 Indian Tamil-language action film by A. L. Vijay * ''The Mission'' (1983 film), an American drama film directed and produced by Parviz Sayyad * ''The Mission'' (1986 film), a British drama film directed by Roland Joffé * ''The Mission'' (1999 film), a.k.a. ''Cheung fo'', a Hong Kong action film directed and produced by Johnnie To * ''Missions'' (TV series), a 2017 French science-fiction drama series * "The Mission", a 1985 episode of the television series ''

Amazing Stories ''Amazing Stories'' is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Science fiction stories had made regular appearance ...

'' directed by Steven Spielberg * Mission: Impossible (1966 TV series) * Mission: Impossible, American media franchise

Music

The Mission (band) The Mission (known as the Mission UK in the United States) are an English gothic rock band formed in 1986. Initially known as the Sisterhood, the band was started by frontman Wayne Hussey and bassist Craig Adams (both from the Sisters of M ...

, a British gothic rock band formed in 1986 * ''The Mission'' (Captain Jack album), 1996 * ''The Mission'' (Royal Hunt album), 2001 * ''Mission'' (album), a 2016 album by Japanese singer/songwriter Mari Hamada * ''The Mission'' (Styx album), 2017 * ''The Mission'' (soundtrack), the original score album of the 1986 film by Ennio Morricone * "The Mission" (theme music), composed by John Williams * "Mission" (song), a song from the 1987 album ''Hold Your Fire'' by Rush * "The Mission", a song from the 1988 album '' Operation: Mindcrime'' by Queensryche * "The Mission", a song from the 1995 album ''

Revenge Revenge is defined as committing a harmful action against a person or group in response to a grievance, be it real or perceived. Vengeful forms of justice, such as primitive justice or retributive justice, are often differentiated from more fo ...

'' by Janis Ian * "The Mission", a song from the 2002 album 30 Seconds to Mars by 30 Seconds to Mars * "Mission", a song from the 2005 EP ''Van She'' by the Australian band Van She * "The Mission", a song on Puscifer's 2009 album '' "C" is for (Please Insert Sophomoric Genitalia Reference HERE)'' * "Mission", a song from the 2013 album ''

Circle A circle is a shape consisting of all point (geometry), points in a plane (mathematics), plane that are at a given distance from a given point, the Centre (geometry), centre. The distance between any point of the circle and the centre is cal ...

'' by Amorphis * "Mission", a song from the 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 ...

'' by American rapper Jaden

Other arts and entertainment

* ''The Mission'' (play), a 1980 German play (''Der Auftrag'') by Heiner Müller * ''The Mission'', a novel by Hans Habe based on the events surrounding the Evian Conference in 1938 * Mission, another term for

quest A quest is a journey toward a specific mission or a goal. It serves as a plot device in mythology and fiction: a difficult journey towards a goal, often symbolic or allegorical. Tales of quests figure prominently in the folklore of every nat ...

, a task in a video game.

Religion

Christian mission A Christian mission is an organized effort to carry on evangelism, in the name of the Christian faith. Missions involve sending individuals and groups across boundaries, most commonly geographical boundaries. Sometimes individuals are sent and a ...

, 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 ...

, an administrative area of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * The Mission (Vacaville, California), a nondenominational Christian church

Other uses

*Organisational purpose, as in a

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 ...

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 denotes ...

, a diplomatic outpost in a foreign territory *

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 bran ...

, an American maker of tortillas and salsa * Mission, a British hi-fi manufacturer owned by International Audio Group * Mission (grape), a variety of grape * Mission olive, a cultivar of olive developed in California * ''Mission'', a magazine published by University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio * Mission, a type of

Military operation A military operation (op) 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. Operati ...

* Mission, a type of Clandestine operation * Mission, a type of Cover (intelligence gathering)