Knights are Catholic men, 18 years of age and older, who are committed to making their communities a better place, while supporting their Church.
Knights share camaraderie with men who hold values to yours. Knights are involved with your community; they support your local Catholic Church and its causes, while deepening their faithl and they believe in protecting and enhancing their family life.
The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest Catholic fraternal service organization. Founded by the Venerable Father Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1882, it was named in honor of the navigator Christopher Columbus. Originally serving as a mutual benefit society to low-income immigrant Catholics, it developed into a fraternal service organization dedicated to providing charitable services, promoting Catholic education and actively defending Catholicism in various nations.