“The farm worker movement has to stay connected to the faith community,” said Baldemar Valasquez, President of the Farm Labor Organizing Committee. “It’s the churches that have helped us get where we are. In 53 years of organizing, the cornerstone of having a moral base has been more important or as important as anything else to allow the farm worker movement to survive to this day.”
The National Farm Worker Ministry has two kinds of organizational participation, member organizations and supporting organizations. A denomination, religious order, regional farm worker support group who accept the mission of NFWM, provide a representative on the board of directors, pledge annual financial support to its programs and will utilize its name and networks to support farm worker campaigns can join NFWM. The NFWM is grateful to these dedicated, thoughtful, and faithful individuals and organizations. Their commitment to supporting farm workers’ fight for dignity and justice is an inspiration.
Member Organizations and Representatives as published in 2021.
- Alliance of Baptists – Dr. Sylvia Campbell
- California Church Impact– Rev. Sophia DeWitt
- Catholic Labor Network– Clayton Sinyai
- Catholic Migrant Farmworker Network– Fr. Dick Notter, Fr. Tom Florek
- Church of the Brethren – Nathan Hosler
- Church Women United in Illinois – vacant
- Church Women United of Southern California & Southern Nevada – Mildred Butler
- Cumberland Presbyterian Church – Rev. Joy Warren
- Christian Church, Disciples of Christ – Rev. Dr. Sharon Stanley-Rea
- Episcopal Church – Fr. Hector Rodriguez
- Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – Ruth Ivory-Moore, Giovana Oaxaca
- Farm Worker Ministry Northwest – Rev. Connie Yost
- Franciscan Sisters of Little Falls – Jeff Odendahl
- The Loretto Community – Rox Monterastelli
- Methodist Federation for Social Action – Bridget Cabrera
- NFWM Florida Advisory Council – Dr. Sam Trickey
- Orange County Interfaith Committee to Aid Farm Workers – Suzanne Darweesh
- Presbyterian Hunger Program, PC(USA) – Rev. Andrew Kang Bartlett
- School Sisters of Notre Dame, Shalom N. America – Jeanne Winginter, Judy Bourg, SSND
- Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary– Kimberly Emery
- Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, KY – Felix Garza
- Sisters of the Humility of Mary– Sr. Karen Bernhardt, HM
- Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi – Sr. Mary Lou Schramer, OSF
- Society of the Sacred Heart – Kim Laberty
- UCC Justice and Witness Ministries – Sekinah Hamlin
- UMC General Board of Church & Society – John Hill
- UMC General Board of Global Ministries – David Wildman
Supporting Organizations and Representatives
- Dominican Sisters & Associates of Peace
- Franciscans for Justice – Mark Schroeder, OFM
- Gainesville’s Interfaith Alliance for Immigrant Justice – Richard MacMaster
- North Carolina Council of Churches –Rachel Baker
- Our Lady of Victory Missionary Sisters – Sr. Ginger Downey
- Ravensworth Baptist Church, Annandale, VA – Susan Shaw
- Sarasota-Manatee Farm Worker Supporters – Marvin Mills
- Southeast Conference of the Mennonite Church – Richard MacMaster
- Southern California Ecumenical Council – Rev. Gene Boutilier
- Unitarian Universalists of Clearwater, Florida
- Westminster Presbyterian Church United, Gainesville, FL – Sam Trickey
The most up-to-date list of organizational members: http://nfwm.org/faith-based-partners/member-and-supporting-organizations/
