Socorro Mission
El Paso, Texas, USA
328 S Nevarez Rd, Socorro, TX 79927, USA
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CHURCH
VISITOR INFORMATION
NO TICKET REQUIRED
The draw inside is the six-foot adobe walls and the carved vigas salvaged from the 1691 church. Free parking is at the mission. Restrooms are at the Mission Valley Visitors Center on Alameda.
Monday-Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Mission Valley Visitors Center: Mon-Fri 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat-Sun 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Peak visitation season unconfirmed. No reliable site-specific monthly attendance pattern was established.
March-April or October-November for Socorro Mission. Confirm the parish visitor schedule and visit outside worship, weddings and other reserved uses.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE
TICKET INFORMATION
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About Socorro Mission (Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion del Socorro)
Founded after the 1680 Pueblo Revolt, Socorro Mission served Spanish settlers and Piro, Tano, and Jemez residents along the Rio Grande. Its church supported worship, sacraments, and community affairs. Flooding destroyed an early church and shifted the river in 1829, prompting relocation and rebuilding nearby. The original ground is an archaeological site; the successor church remains in Catholic use and serves the modern community.
An active parish church, rebuilt in its present form in the 1840s and cared for as a historic landmark in the El Paso Mission Trail.
History happened here at Socorro Mission (Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion del Socorro)
Established in 1691 near Ysleta by Piro and Tiwa refugees of the Pueblo Revolt together with Spanish settlers, Socorro Mission has served its community continuously despite repeated flooding of the Rio Grande that forced reconstruction of its church several times. Its carved vigas and colonial-era santos reflect a blend of Spanish and Pueblo craftsmanship.
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EXTERNAL LINKS
elpasomissions.org: https://www.elpasomissions.org/explore/missions/socorro-mission/
National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/texas-socorro-mission.htm
The Mission Trail Association dates the earlier mission's completion to 1691 and dedication of the current building to 1843. NPS documents the surviving adobe church, cemetery, and later restoration within the community's continuing religious life. The row's 1691 should not date all standing fabric or the modern visitor facilities.
Accessed 2026-09-30