Degrees

4° - Builder

Scottish Rite, NMJ 4th Degree: Builder poster

STORYLINE

The 4th degree represents a Master Mason’s first steps on his Scottish Rite journey. In this degree, a Master Mason seeks divine guidance, and we learn to honor our relationships with God, family, country, and Freemasonry.

PHILOSOPHY

Brothers grow together in Scottish Rite.

CORE VALUES

Reverence for God, Integrity & Service to Humanity

Find this Degree

See the 4° - Builder at the Valleys below.

Ohio

Akron

Secretary:

George E. Tilden, 33°

Address

P.O. Box 468, Cuyahoga Falls, OH, 44222

Phone:

234-900-5424
Pennsylvania

Allentown

Secretary:

Bryan K. Fritz, 33°

Address

1533 W Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA, 18102-4205

Phone:

610-433-3232
Pennsylvania

Altoona

Secretary:

Lawrence J. Bilotto, 33°

Address

2200 Broad Avenue, Altoona, PA, 16601-1936

Phone:

814-935-5558
New York

Buffalo

Secretary:

Lawrence M. Kania, 33°, MSA

Address

2379 UNION ROAD, CHEEKTOWAGA, NY, 14227-2234

Phone:

716-668-2755
Ohio

Cincinnati

Secretary:

Michael A. Himes, 33°

Address

317 E FIFTH ST, CINCINNATI, OH, 45202-3399

Phone:

800-561-3579 x1600

Fax:

513-562-2661
Ohio

Cleveland

Secretary:

Brady M. Woodworth, 32°

Address

19885 Detroit Road Box 103, Rocky River, OH, 44116

Phone:

216-432-2370
Ohio

Columbus

Secretary:

Fred S. Kile, 33°

Address

290 Cramer Creek Ct, Dublin, OH, 43017-2584

Phone:

614-766-2272

Fax:

614-766-1181
New Hampshire

Concord

Secretary:

Edward N. Lewis, 33°, MSA

Address

10 HARVARD ST, CONCORD, NH, 03301-2318

Phone:

603-224-5812

Fax:

603-224-5812
Pennsylvania

Coudersport

Secretary:

Steven E. McDowell, 33°

Address

COUDERSPORT CONSISTORY, 111 E 2ND ST PO BOX 69, COUDERSPORT, PA, 16915-0069

Phone:

814-274-8490

Fax:

814-274-0212
Indiana

Evansville

Secretary:

David S. Straw, 33°

Address

VALLEY OF EVANSVILLE, PO Box 4368, EVANSVILLE, IN, 47724

Phone:

812-425-1396
Indiana

Fort Wayne

Secretary:

Larry L. Chapel, 33°, MSA

Address

5907 STONEY CREEK DR, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46825

Phone:

260-423-2593
Connecticut

Hartford

Secretary:

Andrew C. Work, 32°

Address

VALLEY OF HARTFORD, A.A.S.R., PO BOX 310198, NEWINGTON, CT, 06131-0198

Phone:

860-666-0712

Fax:

860-666-5448
Indiana

Indianapolis

Secretary:

Thomas A. Fallis, 33°

Address

650 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46204-1294

Phone:

317-262-3111
Wisconsin

La Crosse

Secretary:

Jacob R. Schultz, 32°

Address

118 8th St. South, La Crosse, WI, 54601

Phone:

608-778-5610
New Hampshire

Lancaster-Littleton

Secretary:

Dennis A. Sheridan, 33°, MSA

Address

PO Box 621, Littleton, NH, 03561-0621

Phone:

603-444-7195
Wisconsin

Madison

Secretary:

Scott R. Magnusson, 32°, MSA

Address

SCOTTISH RITE BODIES, 301 WISCONSIN AVE, MADISON, WI, 53703-2107

Phone:

608-215-4921
Michigan

Michigan

Secretary:

Timothey S. Marshbanks, 33°, MSA

Address

907 Monroe St., Dearborn, MI, 48124-2309

Phone:

313-724-1907

Fax:

313-724-1996
Illinois

Moline

Secretary:

Donald R. Wood, Sr., 33°, MSA

Address

409 2nd Avenue East, Milan, IL, 61264

Phone:

309-762-1117
Connecticut

New Haven

Secretary:

Jerry J. Gruenbaum, 32°

Address

P.O. Box 3879, New Haven, CT, 06515-3879

Phone:

203-580-4208
New York

New York City

Secretary:

Chad B. Ploth, 32°, MSA

Address

Attn: C. Ploth, 91 Hamilton Lakes Drive, Hamilton, NJ, 08619

Phone:

917-855-1439
Connecticut

Norwich

Secretary:

Frank J. Saviano, III, 32°, MSA

Address

P.O. Box 263, Norwich, CT, 06360

Phone:

860-917-4483
Illinois

Peoria

Secretary:

Donald Q. Williams, 32°

Address

P. O. Box 5204, Peoria, IL, 61601

Phone:

309-676-4472
New York

Rochester

Secretary:

Gary L. Burke, 33°, MSA

Address

811 Ayrault Road, Suite 3, Fairport, NY, 14450-8964

Phone:

585-425-0033
New York

Rockville Centre

Secretary:

Mark Berkson, 33°

Address

SCOTTISH RITE MASONIC HALL, 28 LINCOLN AVE, ROCKVILLE CTR., NY, 11570-5783

Phone:

516-659-1118

Fax:

516-678-3232
Indiana

South Bend

Secretary:

Robert F. Keuper, 33°

Address

SOUTH BEND SCOTTISH RITE, 427 N MAIN ST, SOUTH BEND, IN, 46601-1220

Phone:

574-233-3158
Illinois

Southern Illinois

Secretary:

Mark P. Maxwell, 33°, MSA

Address

225 East A Street, BELLEVILLE, IL, 62220-1402

Phone:

618-235-3350
Massachusetts

Springfield MA

Secretary:

Melvyn D. Hook, 33°, MSA, HGA

Address

72 Broad Street, Westfield, MA, 01085

Phone:

413-533-1119
Ohio

Steubenville

Secretary:

Timothy L. Walters, 33°, MSA

Address

227 N 4th Street, Steubenville, OH, 43952

Phone:

740-282-1391

Fax:

740-282-3260
Indiana

Terre Haute

Secretary:

Stanley Abernathy, 33°

Address

8930 E. U.S. Highway 40, TERRE HAUTE, IN, 47803

Phone:

812-234-3761

Fax:

812-238-8450
Maine

The Androscoggin

Secretary:

Thomas J. Williams, 32°

Address

1021 Turner Street, Scottish Rite, Auburn, ME, 04210

Phone:

207-357-9741
New York

The Hudson

Secretary:

Aram M. Adishian, 33°, MSA, HGA

Address

PO Box 321, Westwood, NJ, 07675

Phone:

917-327-1712
Ohio

Toledo

Secretary:

Michael E. Shobe, 33°

Address

309 W. Sophia St, Maumee, OH, 43537-2169

Phone:

419-893-2942

Fax:

419-893-2962
Delaware

Wilmington

Secretary:

Stephen M. Tucker, 33°

Address

818 N. Market St 3rd Floor, WILMINGTON, DE, 19801-3077

Phone:

302-998-6475
Massachusetts

Worcester

Secretary:

Robert S. Burnett, 33°, MSA

Address

Masonic Center, One Ionic Ave., Worcester, MA, 01608-2207

Phone:

508-752-9321

Fax:

508-752-1057
Ohio

Youngstown

Secretary:

Timothy N. Flack, 33°

Address

PO Box 1420, Warren, OH, 44482-1420

Phone:

330-373-0890

Fax:

330-373-0898

The Lodge of Perfection Degrees

The Lodge of Perfection is where a Scottish Rite Mason’s journey begins. This body confers the 4th through the 14th degrees. These degrees investigate and contemplate spirituality, and also amplify the Hiramic Legend and lessons from the Biblical era.

The Lodge of Perfection degrees are often referred to as “ineffable” degrees because they focus on the ineffable, or unutterable, name of God. Members will also see many references back to the three symbolic degrees of the Blue Lodge. The degrees in this first body are meant to amplify the core Masonic teachings and apply them to practical, everyday situations.

The name of the Lodge of Perfection refers to the belief of Scottish Rite Masons that while they know they are not perfect, there is a path to perfection. One of the key moral teachings in this body is that men must persevere and overcome difficulties in their progress toward perfection.

What is the Lodge of Perfection?

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