The Order of the Knights of St. John International, has existed as the St. Thomas More Commandery No. 497 and the St. Thomas More Ladies Auxiliary of the Knights of St. John International No.419, All of Achimota, Accra since the Third Sunday of Advent, 1995.
The Order of the Knights of St John International has its roots in the Crusades called by Pope Urban ll in 1095 and which started in 1096. The Crusades were launched to wrestle physically, the Holy Sites of Jerusalem and modern day Israel from the marauding Islamic forces.
The Order arrived on the shores of Ghana in 1936. The first Commandery was inauguration on June 24, 1937. St John the Baptist Commandery No.436, Saltpond.
In December, 1995, the Parish of St. Thomas More witnessed the inauguration of the Order in Achimota.
There were 15 Knights and 15 members of the Ladies Auxiliary.