224 S. High St
Lancaster, OH 43130
740.653.3162
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How to Join

Is it your desire to join the ranks of men, both great and small, who are proud to share in the Masonic tradition of service and excellence?

Freemasons come from all walks of life, each serving his community in his own way. Members of the uniformed services, like policemen, firemen, the EMS, and our military personnel meet together as equals with civilians, regardless of rank or distinction. They join together in fraternal fellowship to improve themselves and their communities

Application for membership is open to men who:
  • Have been an Ohio resident for at least six months
  • Are at least 19 years old
  • Have a belief in a Supreme Being
  • Live a good moral and social life
  • Do not advocate the overthrow of the government
  • Can read and write English
  • Are recommended by two members of the Lodge. (If you do not know two members of the Lodge, we can arrange a meeting with two (or more) members of the Lodge for you.)

To join a candidate must complete a petition to join the Lodge (provided by a brother Mason), and return it to the Lodge via said brother accompanied by the application fee of $95.  The Lodge will then vote to receive the petition and an investigating committee will then be assigned.  This team of brethren will meet with the candidate to get to know him, see what his expectations are for joining the lodge and to answer any questions he may have.  After the committee reports back to the Lodge a final vote to accept the candidate is then cast.  Once a candidate has been through this process he is eligible to receive the first degree of Freemasonry, which is the first step in becoming a Master Mason.



Adapted from: http://freemason.com/how-to-join
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Lancaster Masonic Temple
224 S. High St.
Lancaster, OH 43130
Phone: 740.653.3162
Email: LancasterLodge57@gmail.com

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Brother Nick Powell

Brothers of Lancaster #57


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2021 Lodge Officers:
Worshipful Master: Donnie Casto
Senior Warden: Will Browning
Juni
or Warden:  Bill Arnold
Treasurer: David Van Gundy
Assistant Treasurer: Bill Duerson
Secretary: Frank Stuck

Assistant Secretary: Thurlow Weed
Senior Deacon: Jonathan Allison

Junior Deacon: James York
Tyler: Don Barker
Senior Steward: Chris Miller
Junior Steward: Jake Hutchinson
L.E.O.: Jim Bradford
Chaplain: Dan Meenach
Assistant Chaplain: Kevin Chase
Musician: Thurlow Weed