How To Join The Freemasons?

To become a Freemason, you must have a belief in a Supreme Being or Higher Power.

Past this requirement, there is generally no religious test in Freemasonry (though exceptions do exist; i.e., the handful of grand lodge jurisdictions in Europe that employ the Swedish Rite ritual).

Most Freemasons pertain to some denomination of Christianity; however, there are also Muslims, Jews, Hindus, practitioners of Shinto, and so on and so forth.

You must also meet the age requirement.

In most grand lodge jurisdictions in the United States of America and in Canada, the age requirement is 18 years. Throughout the rest of the world, it is typically 21 years.

You must be of good character and of sound mind.

As an institution that has endured centuries of scapegoating and libelous ridicule, Freemasonry has no desire for any bad apples to join.

Freemasons are not perfect by any means, but we do want to surround ourselves with good men who want to improve.

One bad person can destroy the good work and efforts of hundreds of Masons; for this reason, we have an investigation process, which we will cover shortly.

You must be able to commit to giving your time and to pay dues to your lodge.

Freemasonry is an endeavor to serve others; the degrees and titles that it bestows are all pointless if you cannot do your part to keep the lodge running.

We are not after title-seekers or tailgate Masons (Masons who get their degrees, put a Masonic decal on their vehicle, and never return to lodge).

Finding Your Lodge

The way that I found my lodge was simply by doing a Google search of my city name and the word “Freemasonry”