A religious mission or mission station is a location for missionary

Missionary

A 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...

 work.
While primarily a Christian

Christian

A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...

 term, the concept of the religious "mission" is also used prominently by the Church of Scientology

Church of Scientology

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 and their Scientology Missions International

Scientology Missions International

Scientology Missions International is a Californian 501 non-profit corporation, which is located in Los Angeles, California. SMI is part of the Church of Scientology network....

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Missions are religious communities. They were meant to convert Indians into Catholics.
They had a good water supply, they consisted of churches, gardens, fields, barns, workrooms, and dormitories.

See also

• Mission (Christian)
  Mission (Christian)
  Christian missionary activities often involve sending individuals and groups , to foreign countries and to places in their own homeland. This has frequently involved not only evangelization , but also humanitarian work, especially among the poor and disadvantaged...
  
  
• Timeline of Christian missions
  Timeline of Christian missions
  This timeline of Christian missions chronicles the global expansion of Christianity through a listing of the most important missionary outreach events.-Apostolic Age:.Earliest dates must all be considered approximate...
  
  
• List of Spanish missions