What actually happens at a Lodge meeting?

Our meetings are structured around planning community service, handling lodge business, and sharing educational presentations. The core of every meeting is fellowship and building stronger bonds among our members.

Is Freemasonry a secret society?

Not at all. Our buildings are clearly marked, our members wear Masonic rings with pride, and we actively participate in the community. While we do have traditional private ceremonies for members, our purpose and values are entirely public.

Do I have to be invited to join?

Actually, it's the opposite! A core tradition is that you must ask to join—we do not actively recruit members. If you're interested, simply reach out to a member or contact the lodge directly to begin the conversation.

What are the requirements for membership?

You must be a man of good character, at least 18 years old, and have a belief in a Supreme Being (regardless of your specific religion). You must also come of your own free will, without expectation of financial gain.

Are families involved in Lodge activities?

Yes! While our stated meetings are for members, we regularly host dinners, community events, and social gatherings where families and friends are warmly welcomed.

ESTABLISHED 1910

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We have met on Railroad Avenue since 1910. Dinner is at 6:30 on the first and third Tuesday, and visitors are welcome at the table.

Come to dinner

Come as a guest. No one will ask you to join.

Freemasonry

The oldest fraternity still at work

Plainly explained, without mystery for its own sake.

The Square, the Compass and the Letter G

Freemasonry is a fraternity that uses the tools and language of the old stone masons as a way of teaching moral lessons. The building trade is a figure of speech; the building is the man himself.

Three of those tools matter above the rest. They are called the Three Great Lights, and they sit at the centre of our own seal.

The Letter G

Geometry — the foundation of knowledge and the pursuit of truth.

The Compass

Discipline, balance, and brotherly love.

The Square

A reminder to act with integrity and moral clarity in all we do.

It began formally in London in 1717, though lodges existed well before that. It came to Kentucky with the first settlers, and there have been Masons in this Commonwealth for longer than there has been a Commonwealth.

What happens at a meeting is mostly unremarkable: minutes are read, bills are paid, a charity is discussed, someone gives a talk. Twice a year or so a man receives a degree, which is a piece of ceremonial theatre with a moral at the end of it. Then everyone goes home.

Honest answers

The questions people actually ask, answered straight.

Is it a religion?

No. Freemasonry requires a man to believe in a Supreme Being, but it does not tell him what to believe, and it never has. Our members are Baptists, Catholics, Methodists, Jews and others. Religion and politics are the two subjects not discussed in lodge, precisely so that men who disagree about them can still sit together.

Is it secret?

Not really. Our building has a sign on it, our officers are listed on this site, and our meeting times are public. What we keep private are the modes of recognition and the ceremonies themselves — much as a family keeps its own traditions. Everything else about us is a matter of public record.

What does it cost?

There is a one-time fee when a man joins, and annual dues after that. The amounts are modest and comparable to a gym membership. Nobody is ever turned away over money, and no Mason is asked to give beyond his means — that is written into our law.

How much time does it take?

Two Tuesday evenings a month is the whole of it, and no one counts your attendance. Men with young children and demanding jobs come when they can. Some brothers take on more; most do not.

Do you recruit?

No, and we are not permitted to. A man must ask of his own accord — the old phrase is to be one, ask one. That is why this page invites you to dinner rather than offering you an application. We would rather you knew us first.

Can women join?

Not this lodge. Regular Freemasonry in Kentucky is a fraternity of men. There are related organisations open to women and to families — the Order of the Eastern Star among them — and we are glad to point you toward them.

Who we are

Ordinary men, meeting for something more than ordinary

We are teachers and tradesmen, retired and still working, men in their twenties and men in their nineties. What we hold in common is a belief that a man can be improved, and that the work of improving him is best done in the company of others who want the same thing.

Freemasonry is the oldest fraternity still operating in the world. Its purpose has never changed: to take good men and give them the tools to become better ones.

What the lodge does when it isn't in lodge

Scholarships

Each year the lodge awards scholarships to local students beginning their studies.

Hillbilly Night

Once a year the lodge trades coats and ties for overalls and flannel, for a night that raises money for Shriners Children’s Hospitals. It was started by Bro. Tommy Purvis and his wife Carla, who gave years to that cause through the Shrine Hillbillies.

Brothers outside the lodge, ready to help a neighbour

Relief

Quietly, and without announcement, for brothers and neighbours who need a hand.

Curious? Ask a question.

There's no form to figure out and no pressure to join. Ask it plainly — a Mason reads every message and answers it himself.

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