Knights of Columbus Darrell W. Beck Council 577

The Knights of Columbus is an international Catholic family fraternal service organization with 1.8 million members in over 15,000 local councils. The first Knights of Columbus group in America was founded in 1882 by Blessed Fr. Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Conn.

 

Charity is the foremost principle of the Knights of Columbus. In 2024, Knights around the world donated $190 million and 47 million volunteer hours to charitable projects.

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​Since 1901, the Knights of Columbus in Decatur has grown to be recognized as one of the most generous groups in local history. ​Today our council is a large, civic-minded organization, very much concerned with the care of their fellow men. We support Special Olympic athletes, coaches and organizers, our parishes, parish schools and priests, our seminarians, our Newman Centers, pro-life causes and those who are victims of natural disasters.