NPM, the National Association of Pastoral Musicians

was founded in 1976 by Reverend Virgil Funk as an organization for anyone who recognizes and supports the value of musical liturgy. Its mission is to foster the art of musical liturgy. The members serve the Catholic Church in the United States as musicians, clergy, liturgists and other leaders of prayer.

Today, the association has over 5,000 members who are choir directors, organists, instrumentalists of all kinds, priests, cantors and parish liturgists from every state, every diocese in the United States.