A Note From the President

First, the Mission San Juan Bautista Preservation Fund continues to pray for those in our community and throughout the world who are struggling with the unprecedented outbreak of the Coronavirus and are wishing for healing and a full recovery for all. And in spite of the onslaught of rain this last week, there is a silver lining; The Mission is still standing and the roof is holding, perhaps barely, but holding none the less…for now.

So many of you have reached out to ask about the Mission San Juan Bautista Preservation Fund, where we stand and how you can help. First, we are in our fifth year and are working hard to cultivate those folks that have the ability to help save our Mission San Juan Bautista. As you can imagine, this is no easy task but I am happy to report that we have raised over $1.5 mil to date. With the leadership of Mike Romo, our Fundraising Consultant, Jewel Gentry, our Executive Director, and our outstanding Board of Directors, we continue to search for those vital donors that can make the difference and will work tirelessly until we preserve/protect Old Mission San Juan Bautista for future generations. Father Alberto, as well as Mr. Gentry, has been instrumental in communicating to Bishop Garcia our task at hand, and therefore the Bishop has offered his personal commitment to help connect us to those folks that can help us succeed. Also, we are honored and so pleased that Bishop Garcia has accepted to be an Honorary/Advisory Board member to the Fund. His support is immeasurable. So how can you help? With community support, we will raise the roof. If you are interested in helping save our Mission, please don’t hesitate to call/email us and we will be happy to sit down with you. Besides the beautiful Mission itself, the support of our community is one of the best assets we have in encouraging others to donate. So, please feel free to reach out to talk with Mr. Gentry about the Fund and see for yourself the Fund’s progress and better yet what you can do to help. As always, thank you all for being stakeholders in our mission to SAVE MISSION SAN JUAN BAUTISTA! 

Tami Adam President Mission San Juan Bautista Preservation Fund [email protected] 

408-592-7863 

Jewel Gentry Executive Director Mission San Juan Bautista Preservation Fund [email protected] 

831-238-5254