Join Mission Heritage Partners as we celebrate our 40th Anniverary at the 2024 Make it Your Mission Gala!

Mission Heritage Partners (MHP) is the official friends organization to San Antonio Missions National Historical Park. Our mission is to preserve, protect, and promote the natural, cultural, and structural resources of our park. Throughout the past 40 years, MHP has supported and initiated several unique programs such as the Masonry Apprectice program, the Seasonal Education Ranger program, the Texas Conservation Corp program, and countless internships to inspire the next generation of National Park supporters. In between these programs, Mission Heritage Partners provides consistent support for special park events and works to advocate for park issues throughout the local community and amongst large donors.

This year, MHP is determined to establish a new legacy project: an Acequia Endowment to preserve the miles of historic acequia system along the San Antonio River. San Antonio Missions National Historical Park works endlessly to protect the original, 300-year-old structure of the acequias, dams, and aqueducts that were construted by hand by the native inhabitants of the missions. These structures controlled water use throughout te original five missions, creating a steady flow of sustainable crop production. A dedicate endowment will provide specialized support for culural resource training, geological programs to identify issues and environmental impacts on the structure, and additional masonry apprentices to maitain the physicial structures. With our 40th year anniversary, this Acequia Endowment will lauch Mission Heritage Partners into a new realm of conservation and education.

By sponsoring a table or making a donation to our gala, you are supporting the future of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park.