The Council was chartered in April of 1992 at San Juan Del Rio Catholic Church from which the Council took its original name. In June of 1998, at the invitation of Fr. Dan Cody, the Council moved to St. Joseph's Catholic Church and changed the Council name to St. Johns River, a condensed translation of the Spanish "San Juan Del Rio. " The Council is active with St Joseph's Catholic Church. We also host the Our Lady Queen of the Knights 4th Degree Assembly 2679.