Registration for the 2024 National Catholic Handbell Festival is Now Open! You are invited to join us for the 2024 National Catholic Handbell Festival! Groups of ringers or solo ringers are accepted for this...

NPM is pleased to share its 2023 Annual Report with its members. The 2023 Annual Report is also available in the April edition of Pastoral Music Magazine. Questions about the Annual Report can be sent...

2024-2025 Application (PDF) NPM is proud to announce that applications for the 2024-2025 academic scholarships are now being accepted. NPM scholarships assist with the cost of educational formation for pastoral musicians, and range from...

NPM is excited to offer a 4-part series on music notation software. These four sessions will provide some basic information about each software, while digging more deeply into functionalities that pastoral musicians would use...

It has been an exciting year for NPM! We celebrated a successful convention in Reno, Nevada, and announced the 2024 Convention’s upcoming location of Kansas City, Missouri. On top of that, NPM offered regularly-scheduled...

NPM shares an opportunity to support Gary Daigle, NPM’s 2019 Pastoral Musician of the Year and longtime minister of music. Gary is now suffering from Parkinson’s disease and can no longer serve in ministry....

National Association of Pastoral Musicians May 31, 2023 Press Release: 2023 NPM Major Awards Given to Pastoral Ministers The National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) presented two awards to pastoral ministers who have faithfully...

National Association of Pastoral Musicians May 30, 2023 Press Release: National Sacred Musician Organization to Host Chanticleer In Concert The National Association of Pastoral Musicians (NPM) is a national nonprofit organization that provides educational...

NPM is pleased to share its 2022 Annual Report with its members. The 2022 Annual Report is also available in the April edition of Pastoral Music Magazine. Questions about the Annual Report can be...

The National Association of Pastoral Musicians entered into a partnership with the Church Music Institute to provide discounted CMI membership rates for NPM members.  NPM members can have access to all Church Music Institute...