Become a Knight of Columbus

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Why you should become a Knight

If you’re interested in helping those in need, serving your parish, growing in your faith or having exclusive access to top-rated insurance protection for your family, then the Knights of Columbus is the organization for you.

Becoming a Knight of Columbus can transform your life. As a Knight, you have the opportunity to support your parish, give back to your community, grow in your faith and gain exclusive access to our top-rated insurance program to protect your family.

These are just some of the reasons to become a Knight.

We are a band of brothers, a network of men in communities around the world dedicated to doing good in the service of God and our neighbor.

What we provide

SERVICE

  • Support the parish with its needs

  • Help meet the needs of those in the local community

  • Provide Coats for Kids and Food for Families

  • Support programs that benefit people with intellectual disabilities

  • Aid victims of natural disasters and other catastrophic events, local and worldwide

  • Donate wheelchairs to people without mobility at home and abroad

  • Save lives through initiatives such as the Ultrasound Program”

Charity is the first principle of the Knights of Columbus. Knights are men who get things done. We volunteer our time to serve our parishes and our communities. And by working together, we were able to donate more than $1.4 billion and 664 million volunteer hours to worthy causes in the past decade.

SUPPORT

  • A unique band of brothers

  • Shared values and the support to live out our Catholic faith more fully

  • The ability for our network to accomplish things together that we could not accomplish alone

Unity and Fraternity are the second and third principles of the Knights of Columbus. The Knights of Columbus was founded so that men could work together to serve their parishes and communities, protect the well being of their Catholic families, and support each other in faith and in many other ways along life’s journey. The Knights of Columbus offers its members the opportunity to grow in their faith through living the example of a charity that evangelizes and personifying what it means to be a Catholic gentleman through the practicing of good works.

STABILITY

  • Exclusive access to our top-rated life insurance products, available only to members and theirfamilies

  • Your insurance agent is a Knight dedicated to helping his brother Knights protect their families

As a Knight, you and your family have exclusive access to our top quality insurance products. In fact, no insurer in North America is more highly rated than the Knights of Columbus. As an organization founded to protect the well being of Catholic families, we have continued to take that mission seriously for more than 130 years. Generations of Catholics have counted on the Knights of Columbus, and in an increasingly turbulent world, you can trust the Knights of Columbus to affordably and securely protect the future of your loved ones and to be there when you need us most.

For 130 years the Knights of Columbus has provided all of these opportunities

and more for its members.

The Knights of Columbus is not just a fraternity in name. It is a brotherhood of Catholic men who each play a part in improving the world around them, one community at a time. They stand together in faith, dedicated to uphold the principles they cherish while lending their support and strength to parish, home and fellow Knight.

From charity for worldwide causes, to helping closer to home with volunteer activities, to a top-rated insurance program that protects those closest to you, the Knights makes the most of its brotherhood.

Make a stand among them, and you can discover how easy it is to make a difference in your life and that of others.

Benefits of Membership

  • Faith Formation Resources

    Faith Formation Resources

    Through new member onboarding, email newsletter, and the digital Catholic Information Service library, gain access to e-books, videos, and prayer guides to help you grow in faith. Our faith formation resources cover topics from how to pray the rosary to how to interact with media and technology as a Catholic. Wherever you are in your faith journey, you’ll have the spiritual weapons you need to live in today’s world as a Catholic man.

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    Columbia Magazine

    Boasting more than 1 million readers, Columbia Magazine is the award-winning flagship publication of the Knights of Columbus. Each month, members receive a printed copy that shines a light on the issues that matter the most to Catholics.

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    KofC's Insurance Program

    As a Knight, enjoy access to our highly rated insurance program. Every Knight has a dedicated brother Knight field agent assigned to him and his family and is entitled to a complimentary annual financial review. Knights are eligible to purchase KofC life insurance, long-term care insurance, disability income insurance and annuity products, all backed by our ethical and faith-first business practices.

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    Opportunities for Charity

    Knights give back to their communities and those in need around the world. Our charitable programs such as Coats for Kids, Food for Families, the Ultrasound Initiative and the Christian Refugee Relief Fund answer Pope Francis’ call to serve those at the peripheries. Our partnerships with organizations like the Gary Sinise Foundation and Special Olympics amplify our mission of service. Whether you volunteer with us or lend your financial support, you can trust that your work as a Knight is making the world a better place.

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    Fraternity of Faith

    Joining the Knights of Columbus, you become part of the largest Catholic fraternity in the world. As you grow in faith, you are supported by a true brotherhood built on shared values — and on a shared desire to be the men God has called you to be. Join your local council for even more support from Catholic men in your own neighborhood.

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    Stand Up for the Truth

    When you join the Knights of Columbus, you join 2 million men around the world who stand up for our Catholic faith in the public sphere. You’ll get access to the information you need to stay informed and make an impact in matters of life, family, and religious liberty.