History


As a member of the Knights of Columbus you and your family enjoy many benefits, including 12 free issues annually of the Columbia magazine, the world’s largest Catholic family magazine, eligibility to join the Knights of Columbus top-ranked life insurance program, and many more family and personal benefits.Fr. Patrick O’Kelley Council is one of the largest Councils in the State of Michigan with over 1200 members. We conduct a variety of charitable, Fraternal and family oriented activities throughout the year. Click here to view our Calendar of events.

We service five parishes in the Dearborn / Dearborn Heights Community

Fr. Patrick O’Kelley’s has been serving the Dearborn area parishes and communities for over fifty years. The council originally formed out of East Dearborn’s Bishop Foley Council where seven of its members felt a new West Dearborn council was needed on that side of town. In June of 1954, Knights of Columbus Council #3860 held its first meeting in the basement of Sacred Heart School. The founders chose to name the council after Fr. Patrick O’Kelley, a missionary priest who spread the gospel throughout Dearborn and much of Southeastern Michigan.We service five parishes in the Dearborn / Dearborn Heights Community