Welcome to the Knights of Columbus, Council 3061, Covington, Louisiana Home Page. The Knights of Columbus was founded at St. Mary Church in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1882 by Fr. Michael J. McGivney and a handful of Catholic laymen. Today, the Knights of Columbus has become the largest lay organization in the Catholic Church. There are more than 12,000 councils in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, Puerto Rico, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Panama, the Virgin Islands, Guatemala, Guam and Saipan with over 1.6 million members.

The Order continues to break all previous records for charitable contributions and volunteer service. In the past decade, the Knights donated nearly $1 billion to numerous charitable causes and nearly 400 million hours of volunteer service.

Father McGivney's founding vision for the Order included establishing a life insurance program to provide for the widows and orphans of deceased members. The Order's insurance program has expanded substantially over the years to serve more effectively the growing membership. The Knights of Columbus continues to earn the highest possible quality ratings for financial soundness from AM Best and Standard & Poor's.

Knights of Columbus are Catholic gentlemen committed to the exemplification of charity, unity, fraternity, patriotism, and defense of the priesthood. The Order is consecrated to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The Order is unequivocal in its loyalty to the Pope, the Vicar of Christ on earth. It is firmly committed to the protection of human life, from conception to natural death, and to the preservation and defense of the family.