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.

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
Illinois

Chicago

Secretary:

Eric M. Smith, 33°

Address

383 E Lake St, Bloomingdale, IL, 60108-1191

Phone:

630-439-3400

Fax:

630-439-3401
Ohio

Cleveland

Secretary:

Brady M. Woodworth, 32°

Address

19885 Detroit Road Box 103, Rocky River, OH, 44116-1815

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
Pennsylvania

Coudersport

Secretary:

Steven E. McDowell, 33°

Address

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

Phone:

814-274-8490

Fax:

814-274-0212
Indiana

Fort Wayne

Secretary:

Larry L. Chapel, 33°, MSA

Address

5907 STONEY CREEK DR, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46825-4401

Phone:

260-423-2593
Indiana

George Rogers Clark

Secretary:

Richard K. Barton, 32°

Address

4016 S. CRANE CT., Bloomington, IN, 47403-8725

Phone:

812-322-1020
Massachusetts

Greenfield

Secretary:

Raymond S. Frenkel, 33°, MSA

Address

336 Main Street, Athol, MA, 01331-2230

Phone:

413-684-8266
Pennsylvania

Harrisburg

Secretary:

John D. Cook, 33°

Address

PO Box 2423, HARRISBURG, PA, 17105-2423

Phone:

717-238-8867
Wisconsin

La Crosse

Secretary:

Jacob R. Schultz, 32°

Address

118 8th St. South, La Crosse, WI, 54601-4108

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
Illinois

Moline

Secretary:

Donald R. Wood, Sr., 33°, MSA

Address

409 2nd Avenue East, Milan, IL, 61264-2523

Phone:

309-762-1117
New Hampshire

Nashua

Secretary:

Bryan K. Foose, 32°

Address

196 Main St Ste 16, Nashua, NH, 03060-2914

Phone:

603-882-4931

Fax:

603-521-8834
Pennsylvania

New Castle

Secretary:

Randall L. Connell, 33°

Address

110 E LINCOLN AVE, NEW CASTLE, PA, 16101-2472

Phone:

724-654-5800
Connecticut

New Haven

Secretary:

Jerry J. Gruenbaum, 32°

Address

PO Box 3879, New Haven, CT, 06515-3879

Phone:

203-580-4208
Illinois

Peoria

Secretary:

Donald Q. Williams, 32°

Address

PO Box 5204, Peoria, IL, 61601-5204

Phone:

309-676-4472
Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh

Secretary:

David W. Morgans, 33°

Address

3579 MASONIC WAY, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15237-2700

Phone:

412-939-3579

Fax:

412-939-3579
Maine

Portland

Secretary:

Michael J. Chambers, 32°

Address

415 Congress St, Suite 100, Portand, ME, 04101-3575

Phone:

207-772-7711
Pennsylvania

Reading

Secretary:

Herbert K. Swisher, 33°

Address

PO Box 6013, READING, PA, 19610-0013

Phone:

610-373-0722

Fax:

610-373-0795
New York

Rockville Centre

Secretary:

Mark Berkson, 33°

Address

28 LINCOLN AVE, ROCKVILLE CTR., NY, 11570-5783

Phone:

516-659-1118

Fax:

516-678-3232
Pennsylvania

Scranton

Secretary:

D. A. Barrett, 32°

Address

420 N WASHINGTON AVE, Floor 3, SCRANTON, PA, 18503-1395

Phone:

570-346-4609
Indiana

South Bend

Secretary:

Robert F. Keuper, 33°

Address

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

Phone:

574-233-3158
Illinois

Southern Illinois

Secretary:

James E. Alvarez, Jr., 32°

Address

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

Phone:

618-235-3350
Indiana

Terre Haute

Secretary:

Stanley Abernathy, 33°

Address

8930 E. U.S. Highway 40, TERRE HAUTE, IN, 47803-3913

Phone:

812-234-3761

Fax:

812-238-8450
Ohio

The Firelands

Secretary:

Duane A. Kemerley, 33°

Address

PO Box 98, Tiffin, OH, 44883-0098

Phone:

567-376-9741
Ohio

Toledo

Secretary:

Michael E. Shobe, 33°

Address

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

Phone:

419-893-2942

Fax:

419-893-2962
Pennsylvania

Uniontown

Secretary:

Jason F. Craig, 33°

Address

PO Box 2028, Uniontown, PA, 15401-1628

Phone:

724-833-2659

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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