National Farm Worker Ministry

National Farm Worker Ministry (NFWM) is a faith-based organization committed to social, economic, and racial justice for farm workers. NFWM educates, equips, and mobilizes member organizations and other faith communities, groups, and individuals to support farm worker led efforts to improve their living and working conditions.  

NFWM began in 1920 as a ministry of charity and service, providing food, clothing and day care to the farm workers. When United Farm Workers founder Cesar Chavez began organizing in the 1960’s, he called on the religious community to change its emphasis from charity to justice. NFWM became the vehicle for people of faith to respond to that call. NFWM brings together national denominations, state councils of churches, religious orders and congregations, and concerned individuals to act with farm workers to achieve fundamental change in their living and working conditions.