It was Father Michael J. McGivney along with a small group of men that started the Knights at St Mary's parish in Connecticut back in 1882. The state of Connecticut officially chartered the Knights on March 29, 1882. If you want to know more about Father McGivney please clink on the link.

Aid one another in times of sickness or death, by means of a simple insurance plan, so that their wives and children would not face poverty.

Service the church and community by coming to the aid of those most in need in society.