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
Massachusetts

Boston

Secretary:

Thomas U. Kenney, 32°

Address

186 TREMONT STREET, #705, BOSTON, MA, 02111-1014

Phone:

617-426-8228

Fax:

617-426-8229
Connecticut

Bridgeport

Secretary:

Bruce R. Bellmore, 33°, MSA

Address

PO Box 309, STRATFORD, CT, 06615-0309

Phone:

203-375-0064

Fax:

203-386-0828
Ohio

Canton

Secretary:

James G. Fidler, 33°

Address

836 MARKET AVE N, CANTON, OH, 44702-1021

Phone:

330-455-2321

Fax:

330-455-7370
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
Ohio

Dayton

Secretary:

Carl C. Keller, 32°

Address

525 W RIVERVIEW AVE, DAYTON, OH, 45405-4702

Phone:

937-222-9103

Fax:

937-496-2244
Indiana

George Rogers Clark

Secretary:

Richard K. Barton, 32°

Address

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

Phone:

812-322-1020
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
Wisconsin

Madison

Secretary:

Scott R. Magnusson, 32°, MSA

Address

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, 61264-2523

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
Connecticut

New Haven

Secretary:

Jerry J. Gruenbaum, 32°

Address

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

Phone:

203-580-4208
Connecticut

Norwich

Secretary:

Frank J. Saviano, III, 32°, MSA

Address

PO Box 263, Norwich, CT, 06360-4512

Phone:

860-917-4483
Illinois

Peoria

Secretary:

Donald Q. Williams, 32°

Address

PO Box 5204, Peoria, IL, 61601-5204

Phone:

309-676-4472
Maine

Portland

Secretary:

Michael J. Chambers, 32°

Address

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

Phone:

207-772-7711
Pennsylvania

Scranton

Secretary:

D. A. Barrett, 32°

Address

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

Phone:

570-346-4609
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:

Joseph F. Osborn, 32°

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
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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