About Us
We are Catholic men who lead, serve, protect and defend. We share a desire to be better husbands, fathers, sons, neighbors and role models and to put charity and community first.
Our Mission
The Knights of Columbus was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works.
Thanks to the efforts of Father Michael J. McGivney, assistant pastor of St. Mary’s Church in New Haven, Connecticut and some of his parishioners, the Connecticut state legislature on March 29, 1882, officially chartered the Knights of Columbus as a fraternal benefit society. The Order is still true to its founding principles of charity, unity and fraternity.
The history of the Order shows how the foresight of Father Michael J. McGivney, whose cause for sainthood is being investigated by the Vatican, brought about what has become the world’s foremost Catholic fraternal benefit society. The Order has helped families obtain economic security and stability through its life insurance, annuity and long-
The Fr. Bob Binta Council was chartered on June 4, 1998, in Chandler Arizona with 31 charter members. The charter officers were: Chuck Yaw, Grand Knight; Joe Sinclair, Deputy Grand Knight; Fathers Pat Robinson & Dennis O’Rourke, Chaplains; Deacon Dwight Morton, Chancellor; Brian Golembiewski, Financial Secretary; Larry Scaringelli, Treasurer; Dave Mellinger, Advocate; Pete Sterkowitz, Foster Sdao, & Joe Brugman, Trustees; Rice Berkshire IV & Bob Franek, Recorders; Skip Rosendahl, Lecturer; Eliu Lopez, Warden; Ron Muller & Ron Youngbert, Guards. The council is a parish-based council focusing their efforts on St Benedict Catholic Church which was founded in 1985, St Vincent De Paul, and the surrounding community in Ahwatukee, providing manpower and funds for various projects. We meet the second Thursday of every month at St Benedict Catholic Church. Officers meet at 6:00 pm and General Meetings at 7:00 pm.
The Knights of Columbus has grown from several members in one council to more than 14,000 councils and 2.1 million members throughout the United States, Canada, the Philippines, Mexico, Poland, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, Cuba, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan.