In April 2022, Bishop Kevin Vann, a Knight of Peter Claver (KPC), welcomed the first Council formed in Orange County. The Knights of Peter Claver organization was founded in 1909 in Mobile, Alabama as a Catholic organization whose mission was to serve African American Catholic men experiencing discrimination. But all Catholic men of every ethnicity age 18 and older are welcome! The newly formed Sister Thea Bowman Council No. 406 invites you to consider joining KPC and help us bring the unique gifts of this ministry to Orange County. We seek opportunities to charitably serve and promote social and racial justice awareness and action. We support one another, fellowship and pray together.

Please see an article about us in our diocesan paper OC Catholic here: Promoting Unity – Knights of Peter Claver Launches Local Council
And see National KPC here: kofpc.org

Also, see the following articles written as part of our virtual fundraiser “MLK to Ash Wednesday: A Journey in Social Justice and Faith” as part of our annual appeal and Black History Month:

• DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. AND CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING
• “ARE WE CATHOLIC ENOUGH?”: BLACK HISTORY IS CATHOLIC HISTORY

Donations are accepted at gofundme.com/f/kpc406.