Philip Paul Breen Council 8576
•   930 Ashland Terrace   •   Chattanooga, TN 37415   •

The Knights of Columbus is the world's largest Catholic family fraternal service organization with 1.7 million members.  It provides members and their families with volunteer opportunities in service to the Catholic Church, their communities, families and young people.

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.

To contact our local Chattanooga insurance field agent, please visit http://www.kofchattanooga.org.

Council 8576 has enjoyed a great relationship with the priests at St. Jude church.  The Knights support a variety of activities.  For families we support the annual parish picnic and Lenten fish fries. For the children we sponsor the annual free frow contest, Easter egg hunt and breakfast with Santa as well as offering an award to a Catholic high school senior each year.  For the church we offer appreciation outings for our religious education teachers and alter servers.  We fully support through staffing and food preparation the annual Bishop's Lenten Dinner and the fund raiser for the Home Place.  We support making Thanksgiving dinners available to anyone who needs one and working through Catholic Charities to support individuals in need. We support our priests by staffing the 10:30 mass on the third Sunday of each month praying for new vocations at each of our meetings.  Under the religious category we sponsor services for pro-life and praying the rosary.  For the community we sponsor blood drives and raise money through Tootsie Roll drives for the Tennessee Mental Retardation Foundation.

As you can see, Knights of Columbus Council 8576 support our church, family, religion and community through many great activities.  Members are always able to find several activities to participate in that suite their personal interestes.

Membership in the Knights of Columbus is open to practicing Catholic men in union with the Holy See, who are at least 18 years old.  A practicing Catholic is one who lives up to the Commandments of God and the precepts of the Church.  Application blanks are available from any member of the Knights of Columbus.

If you are interested in becoming a member of Knights of Columbus Philip Paul Breen Council 8576 please contact our membership director Tom Porterfield at 423-842-1069 or Grand Knight Dean Warlick at 423-847-1386.

Any Third Degree member in good standing, one year after the anniversary of his First Degree, is eligible for membership in the Fourth Degree.  The primary purpose of the Fourth Degree is to foster the spirit of patriotism by promoting responsible citizenship and a love of and loyalty to the Knights' respective countries through active membership in local Fourth Degree groups (called "assemblies").  Certain members of the Fourth Degree serve as honor guards at civic and religious functions, an activity that has brought worldwide recognition to the Knights of Columbus.