What is Masonry?     

   Masonry, or Freemasonry, is a 600 year old fraternity with a 3,000 year tradition, the 

prototype of most modern fraternal societies and service organizations.  The fraternity of 

Free and Accepted Masons is the oldest, largest, and most widely known fraternal 

organizations in the world.  It is a universal fraternity of friends and brothers who seek to 

become better men through their association with one another and their families.

   In a society whose moral values are severely tested, Masonry brings men together for 

fellowship and the promotion of integrity and good citizenship.

   Not a religion, Masonry does require a belief in God and urges it's members to be 

faithful and devoted to their own religious beliefs.

   Not political, it encourages its members and their families to be good citizens and to 

choose their own best means of political expressions.

   Not a welfare institution or a benefit society, its selective charity and good works in the 

community are valuable beyond measure.

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