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 when seven of its members felt a new West Dearborn council was needed on the west 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.