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KOC 13987 is located in Dartmouth NS. KOC provides members and their families with volunteer opportunities in service to the Catholic Church, their communities, families and young people. For directions please view our map

About our council

Knights of Columbus Council 13987 in Dartmouth

was founded in 2005 through the efforts of the Nova Scotia State Council and Past District Deputy S.K. Bob Brooks. It is named after Sir Thomas More, who was Lord Chancellor of England, and who died for the Catholic Faith in 1535.

St. Thomas More Council works closely with our parish and surrounding communities in Dartmouth, providing funds for various projects and manpower for such events as Special Olympics, as well as sponsoring activities for the youth of our community. In short, we exist to do the good that needs to be done, to promote strong family values and the sanctity of life, and to build up those who have need, all in the spirit of Christian charity.

If you would like to know more about what we do, we would be happy to meet with you and tell you more about the Knights. Contact our Grand Knight for more information about us with no obligation.

About the Knights of Columbus:

History

On Oct. 2, 1881, a small group of men met in the basement of St. Mary’s Church on Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut. Called together by their 29-year-old parish priest, Father Michael J. McGivney, these men formed a fraternal society that would one day become the world’s largest Catholic family fraternal service organization. They sought strength in solidarity, and security through unity of purpose and devotion to a holy cause: they vowed to be defenders of their country, their families and their faith.

These men were bound together by the ideal of Christopher Columbus, the discoverer of the Americas, the one whose hand brought Christianity to the New World. Their efforts came to fruition with the incorporation of the Knights of Columbus on March 29, 1882.

They were Knights of Columbus.

The Order has been called "the strong right arm of the Church," and has been praised by popes, presidents and other world leaders, for support of the Church, programs of evangelization and Catholic education, civic involvement and aid to those in need.

Father McGivney’s founding vision for the Order also included a life insurance program to provide for the widows and orphans of deceased members. The Order’s insurance program has expanded substantially to serve more effectively the Knights’ growing membership.

Year after year, the Knights of Columbus has earned the highest possible quality ratings for financial soundness from A.M. Best and Standard & Poor’s. The Order provides the highest quality insurance, annuity and long-term care products to its members, along with many other fraternal benefits.

The Supreme Council is the governing body of the Knights of Columbus and is responsible for the development of the organization as a whole. Supreme Council duties include establishing the Order in new regions and setting up regional authorities, defining and advancing its values and goals, undertaking organization-wide initiatives, promoting awareness of the Knights’ mission worldwide, and protecting the families of members through its extensive insurance program. Members working in local, or subordinate councils, however, carry on the majority of the Knights’ beneficial work.

To request information about anything on this website, please contact the Grand Knight