{"id":5767,"date":"2026-08-14T19:46:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T19:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepassagenorthwest.com\/?page_id=5767"},"modified":"2026-08-14T19:46:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T19:46:55","slug":"our-purpose","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepassagenorthwest.com\/?page_id=5767","title":{"rendered":"Our Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5767\" class=\"elementor elementor-5767\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-203f08db elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"203f08db\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e06495d\" data-id=\"5e06495d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e55274f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e55274f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>THE PASSAGE NORTHWEST<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53c92783 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53c92783\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the Passage Northwest<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e60c21 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9e60c21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"winwood-icon- winwood-icon-title-decor\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38bdba4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"38bdba4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Passage is much more than a camp property and retreat center. 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