Interested in what your church or denomination has said about the farm worker movement? Denominational Statements, Resolutions, and more are linked below.
NFWM is proud over its long history to be associated with a wide variety of faith groups.
Statements and Resolutions
Alliance of Baptists – 2014 – A Statement on Justice for Farmworkers
Alliance of Baptists – 2013 – A Statement on Food Justice
Alliance of Baptists – 2012 – Just and Humane Immigration Reform
Catholic Church – 1965 – Vatican II
Catholic Church – Pope Francis Urges Respect for Farm Workers’ Rights (video)
Church of the Brethren – 1974 – Denominational Statement
Church of the Brethren – 1982 – Refugees
Church of the Brethren – 1991 – Creation: Called to Care
Church of the Brethren – 2018- Creation Care
Church Women United – 2011 – Farm Worker Resolution
Disciples of Christ – Statements on Immigration
Disciples of Christ – 1973 – Resolution in Support of Farm Workers
Disciples of Christ – Renewing Support for National Farm Worker Ministry
Disciples of Christ – Environmental Program and Advocacy (Green Chalice)
Episcopal Church – 2006 – Fundamental Principles Included in “The ‘Alien Among You’” Policy
Episcopal Church – Feb. 2013 – Testimony at General Convention
Episcopal Church – April 2013 – Testimony at Senate Judiciary Committee
Presbyterian Church USA – 2006 – Denominational Statement
Presbyterian Church USA: Social Witness Policy by Topic
Presbyterian Church USA – 2002 – We Are What We Eat
Presbyterian Church USA: Root Causes, Hunger and Poverty
Province Statement on Immigration – October 2017
United Methodist Church – 1908 – Social Creed
United Methodist Church – 2012 – Social Principles
United Methodist Church – 2016 – Rights of Farm Workers in the United States
The United Methodist Church: Climate Justice
The United Methodist Church: Immigration in the U.S.
The United Methodist Church: Worker Justice
Unitarian Universalist Church – 1976 – General Resolution on Farm Worker Initiatives
Supporting Organizations’ Documents:
Labor Day Documents:
US Catholic Conference of Bishops, Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development – 2014 – Labor Day Statement