{"id":6661,"date":"2025-04-23T13:51:31","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T20:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missionsjc.com\/?page_id=6661"},"modified":"2026-02-12T10:02:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T18:02:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.missionsjc.com\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>As Orange County\u2019s most historic landmark, Mission San Juan Capistrano strives to serve as a resource by providing a living and learning environment that promotes and nurtures an appreciation for history while providing a place of faith, renewal and celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <a id=\"button-block_85c1c22e916a6eedcd4689e5ff571a66\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flipsnack.com\/missionsjc\/annual-report-2023-2024\/full-view.html\"\n        class=\"block-button btn bg-primary-green text-white font-bold mb-5 mr-4 px-8 max-w-full\"\n        target=\"\"\n        style=\"background-color: #e77926; \">\n        View 2023-2024 Annual Report    <\/a>\n\n\n\n    <a id=\"button-block_bca45a74cbcf13a832306bd5a5a2854f\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flipsnack.com\/missionsjc\/the-jewel-magazine-winter-2026\"\n        class=\"block-button btn bg-primary-green text-white font-bold mb-5 mr-4 px-8 max-w-full\"\n        target=\"\"\n        style=\"background-color: #70a29e; \">\n        View Current JEWEL Newsletter    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<aside id=\"sidebar-navigation-block_487aa88f51e1c4e20c5009fb2c43541c\" class=\"block-sidebar-navigation w-full mt-8 sm:-mt-24 pl-0 sm:pl-16 lg:pl-32\">\n      <ul class=\"pl-0\">\n\n    \n                    <li class=\"list-none first:uppercase\">\n          <a href=\"\/store\/store.php?cats=DONATION\"\n            class=\"font-bold mb-5 block\"\n            target=\"\">\n            Donate          <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n      \n    \n                    <li class=\"list-none first:uppercase\">\n          <a href=\"\/history\"\n            class=\"font-bold mb-5 block\"\n            target=\"\">\n            History          <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n      \n    \n                    <li class=\"list-none first:uppercase\">\n          <a href=\"\/media\"\n            class=\"font-bold mb-5 block\"\n            target=\"\">\n            Media          <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n      \n    \n                    <li class=\"list-none first:uppercase\">\n          <a href=\"\/jewel-newsletter\"\n            class=\"font-bold mb-5 block\"\n            target=\"\">\n            Jewel Newsletter          <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n      \n    \n                    <li class=\"list-none first:uppercase\">\n          <a href=\"\/annual-report\"\n            class=\"font-bold mb-5 block\"\n            target=\"\">\n            Annual Report          <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n      \n    \n                    <li class=\"list-none first:uppercase\">\n          <a href=\"\/employment\"\n            class=\"font-bold mb-5 block\"\n            target=\"\">\n            Employment          <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n      \n    \n                    <li class=\"list-none first:uppercase\">\n          <a href=\"\/contact-us\"\n            class=\"font-bold mb-5 block\"\n            target=\"\">\n            Contact Us          <\/a>\n        <\/li>\n      \n    \n    <\/ul>\n  <\/aside>\n\n<style>\n  .block-sidebar-navigation li:first-child a {\n      }\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-msjc-gray-medium-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-our-history\">Our History<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missionsjc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/about-missionsjc.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missionsjc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/about-missionsjc.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.missionsjc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/about-missionsjc-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Mission San Juan Capistrano, historic landmark and museum, is the Birthplace of Orange County. It was founded more than two hundred years ago as the 7th of 21 missions statewide and features a chapel still standing where Saint Serra once celebrated Mass. Today, it is a monument to California\u2019s multi-cultural history, embracing its Native American, Spanish, Mexican and European heritage. Originally built as a self sufficient community by Spanish Padres and Native Americans, the Mission was a center for agriculture, industry, education and religion.Famous for the Annual Return of the Swallows, Mission San Juan Capistrano is the \u201cJewel of the California Missions\u201d and welcomes over 300,000 visitors each year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n    <a id=\"button-block_36b93ebd24cb0893acdeaf3af57049c8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missionsjc.com\/history\/\"\n        class=\"block-button btn bg-primary-green text-white font-bold mb-5 mr-4 px-8 max-w-full\"\n        target=\"\"\n        style=\" \">\n        Learn More    <\/a>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-msjc-gray-medium-color has-text-color\" id=\"h-meet-us\">Meet Us<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside id=\"callout-vertical-block_4cb9dfe82d6c756ebf45a666dc715cb7\" class=\"block-callout-vertical w-full px-0 sm:px-1 md:px-3 lg:px-6 xl:px-8 mb-12 md:mb-0\">\n    <div class=\"h-60 sm:h-40 md:h-40 flex bg-cover bg-center\"\n         style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.missionsjc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/MPF-Board-FOH-2024.jpg')\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"bg-primary-beige p-6 pt-4\">\n        <h4 class=\"text-center font-serif mb-1\">\n            Our Board        <\/h4>\n        <p class=\"text-justify text-base\">\n            The Mission Preservation Foundation Board of Directors is committed to raising funds for specialized and comprehensive preservation work to ensure Mission San Juan Capistrano remains the most significant historic site in Orange County.         <\/p>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.missionsjc.com\/mission-preservation-foundation\/\"\n           class=\"btn bg-primary-green text-white font-bold mt-5 mx-auto block w-52 max-w-full\"\n           target=\"\"\n           style=\"background-color: ;\">\n            Learn More        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside id=\"callout-vertical-block_c185b49cd0af08b206da83e661068d38\" class=\"block-callout-vertical w-full px-0 sm:px-1 md:px-3 lg:px-6 xl:px-8 mb-12 md:mb-0\">\n    <div class=\"h-60 sm:h-40 md:h-40 flex bg-cover bg-center\"\n         style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.missionsjc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Staff-Gala-2024.jpg')\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"bg-primary-beige p-6 pt-4\">\n        <h4 class=\"text-center font-serif mb-1\">\n            Our Staff        <\/h4>\n        <p class=\"text-justify text-base\">\n            As Orange County\u2019s only Mission for over 300,000 annual visitors, we are dedicated and passionate about preserving it for future generations and to provide a place of Inspiration, Education and Preservation for all who enter.        <\/p>\n                        <a href=\"\/staff\"\n           class=\"btn bg-primary-green text-white font-bold mt-5 mx-auto block w-52 max-w-full\"\n           target=\"\"\n           style=\"background-color: ;\">\n            Directory        <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<aside id=\"callout-vertical-block_5c264b4953fe42e0217cc16f3efcede5\" class=\"block-callout-vertical w-full px-0 sm:px-1 md:px-3 lg:px-6 xl:px-8 mb-12 md:mb-0\">\n    <div class=\"h-60 sm:h-40 md:h-40 flex bg-cover bg-center\"\n         style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.missionsjc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mission-Volunteers-Docents-2024.jpg')\">\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"bg-primary-beige p-6 pt-4\">\n        <h4 class=\"text-center font-serif mb-1\">\n            Our Volunteers        <\/h4>\n        <p class=\"text-justify text-base\">\n            There are many rewarding opportunities on how to become involved and support the Mission. 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