Membership

Masons rallied around Brother Kevin Soles and his family after a medical emergency.

In 1961, a Mason from Centennial-Lafayette Lodge No. 544 in Carnegie, Pennsylvania, was fishing along a river in Orillia, Ontario, when he struck up a conversation with the man beside him. As they talked, they discovered they were both Masons, and the Canadian brother warmly invited him to visit his lodge in the future.

In the fall of 2023, Bethel Lodge No. 761 in Bethel Park was struggling to regain its footing in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. With key leadership positions left vacant, the lodge faced the very real possibility of going dark.

For generations, Pennsylvania Masons valued the opportunity to make a lasting commitment to their lodge through Lifetime Membership. Following the development of new administrative safeguards and financial modeling tools, the Lifetime Membership Endowment Program is once again returning to Pennsylvania Freemasonry.

The Grand Lodge Committee on Halls introduced a new initiative focused on providing training and support for Hall and Temple associations in the effective management of lodge-owned real estate, including preventive maintenance planning, insurance, leasing and other aspects of property stewardship.

When Brother Robert D. Brink was installed as R.W. Grand Master in December 2025, he made the preservation of iconic Masonic buildings across the state a central initiative of his term.

A little over four years ago, Vaux Lodge No. 406 in Hamburg was facing declining attendance and waning engagement, brought on largely by the impact of COVID-19 and the loss of several long-time members.

Brothers Lester Gaunt and Jim Novak, two men from neighboring Masonic lodges, were involved in coaching the Johnstown-area girls’ softball team that went on to win the Little League Softball World Series, the first time for Pennsylvania in almost 50 years.

Honor a loved one with a commemorative paver to be placed at the Veterans Grove at Masonic Village at Elizabethtown or the Veterans Garden at Masonic Village at Sewickley.

A large group of Masons from District 14 bonded during a cruise to Florida and the Bahamas this past May. Members attended from each of the six lodges in Pike County, Wayne County and part of Lackawanna County.