Baltimore Chapter of Grand Knights

Baltimore Chapter President
James “Jim” Goldbeck, FDD, PGK, PFN (Susan) [15768]

The Baltimore Chapter of Grand Knights was founded in January 1910. A historical profile of the Chapter can be found in the drop-down menu of the Home tab. The primary purpose of The Chapter is to assist affiliated councils in charitable programs that may be too big for them to handle alone.

The Baltimore Chapter meets the second Thursday of each month at one of the affiliated Councils on a rotating basis. Please see the Meetings tab for the schedule. It serves as a forum for the exchange of information between Chapter Officers, Past Grand Knights, current Grand Knights and the State Deputy and Program Officers of the Maryland State Council. Any Brother Knight or Lovely Lady can attend the meetings.

The Chapter also conducts an annual charity appeal that benefits the children at St. Vincent’s Center, Villa Maria and the Gallagher Center, and provides Christmas gifts for them. This year The Chapter will reestablish a long-standing tradition by preparing a Christmas breakfast for the residents. The Chapter also has time-honored traditions such as a members’ Shrimp Feast, yearly Memorial Mass, adult Christmas Party, Honored Guests’ Night, and a Ladies’ Night.

The current Chapter President is James “Jim” Goldbeck. Jim joined the Knights of Columbus in 2013. Jim is a Charter Member of Basilica Council #15768 where he served two terms as Grand Knight and is currently the Financial Secretary. He is also a Charter Member of St. Joseph’s Assembly #3502 where he has held the position of Faithful Navigator and is currently the Faithful Comptroller. Jim served as District Deputy under the administration of Past State Deputy Vincent Grauso. In the Chapter Jim has served as Marshall, Secretary and Vice President before assuming the role as President.

The Baltimore Chapter maintains a GroupIO. This is open to any and all Grand Knights, PGKs, Newsletter Editors, Council Officers, all current and former State Officers, and Widows. The GroupIO is used to send out reminders, notices of those who are sick or deceased, and information from the Chapter President. Please sign up today!