Congratulations to the Catholic Kolping Society of Brooklyn on their 100th Anniversary! Established on January 20th, 1924, they celebrated this milestone event on Saturday, April 27.

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Join us at the 2024 Kolping National Convention!

LOCATION: St. Charles, Missouri

DATES: Friday, September 6 through Sunday September 8, 2024

Calling all Kolping members, family and friends! Join us for our bi-annual Kolping Convention, hosted in St. Charles, Missouri. While in St. Charles, we will take a boat ride on the mighty Mississippi and view St. Louis, the site of the first Kolping Family in the US. You will be able to visit with other Kolping family friends and acquaintences and most importantly, celebrate Kolping in the US. Let’s all work to keep the values of Blessed Father Kolping alive through this next century.

Deadline for registration is July 15th!!

2024 National Kolping Scholarship Program

Congratulations to our 2024 National Kolping Scholarship winners! Sixteen Kolping members and their immediate family submitted applications. This scholarship program hopes to reflect and reinforce the value Father Kolping and the members of our Kolping Society place on furthering education and building skills for both the benefit of the individual as well as the community. Please join me in congratulating:

Raymond Brinkmann – San Francisco

Stephen Connair – Cincinnati
Madelyn Haag – St. Louis
Marie Musbach – Cincinnati
Lauren Musbach – Cincinnati
Shelby Scott – San Francisco

Winners will be receiving a check for $3,000 to help fund the cost of their education. Congratulations!

Opportunity with the National Kolping Society

We are excited to announce our search for the National Kolping Society’s Executive Director has ended. We will be updating this page shortly with more information.

Activities Around the U.S.

Kolping is all about family. If you are traveling and find yourself in a city that has a Kolping Family, consider joining one of their events! Visit our Family Page for more information about what our local Kolping families are doing.

KOLPING BROOKLYN — Additional information available at www.kolping.org/brooklyn

KOLPING CHICAGO — Additional information available at www.chicagokolping.com

KOLPING CINCINNATI — Additional information available at www.kolpingcincinnati.com

KOLPING NEW YORK — Additional information available by emailing kolpingny@gmail.com or texting 914 432-2535

KOLPING SAN FRANCISCO — Kolping Hall, 440 Taraval Street, San Francisco, CA 94116

Are you traveling the world any time soon?

Did you know that many of our Kolping families have hostels, camps and other lodging for rent?

Before you plan your trip, check out the Kolping directory of lodging around the world. It might lead you to a magical village you otherwise didn’t know existed or introduce you to new friends and acquaintances. The full directory of Kolping lodging can be found on the International Kolping website: https://www.kolping.net. For a quick peek, click here: https://www.kolping.net/en/about-us/kolping-hotels-worldwide/

Who We Are

The International Kolping Society was founded by Adolph Kolping as a Catholic, educational and action-oriented organization.

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April 2024 | February 2024 | December 2023

October 2023 | August 2023

June 2023 | April 2023

Ideals

The Catholic Kolping Society of America is a non-profit organization which strives to carry out the ideals of Blessed Adolph Kolping in a way that is relevant to our times.
The work of the Kolping Society is aimed at the holistic development of the individual and family. Its members are offered opportunities and assistance in all aspects of life.
The Kolping Society is a place within our world which enables one to enhance the sacredness of one’s life. In the Kolping Society, one is provided an opportunity to share one’s problems as well as one’s knowledge and skills.
The Kolping Society seeks to help its members express Christian witness through their marriages, families, professions and leisure time activities and in so doing, seeks to help its members contribute to the betterment of our culture, society and church.
The Kolping Society aims to aid its members and society as a whole. It seeks to improve our society through activities which promote the good of all in a Christian atmosphere.
The Catholic Kolping Society of America is an inclusive organization which welcomes all who wish to practice the teachings of Christ through the traditions of the Catholic Church.

Mission Statement

We, the members of the Catholic Kolping Society of America, extend the vision of our founder, Blessed Adolph Kolping, by promoting the development of the individual and family; we foster a sense of belonging and friendship through our program of spiritual, educational, charitable and social activities.