The Grand Lodge of Kansas Ancient Free & Accepted Masons is the governing body that supervise Freemasonry in the U.S. state of Kansas. The Grand Lodge of Kansas is headquartered in Emporia, Kansas.
In 1854, three Wyandot Indians and five white settlers – all of whom were Masons – coalesced in what is now Wyandotte County, Kansas, and petitioned the Grand Lodge of Missouri to establish a Lodge of Masons in a Wyandot Indian village. On August 4, 1854, the dispensation was granted and one week later Kansas Lodge U.D. (eventually to become Wyandotte Lodge No. 3) opened for work. Within two years, two other lodges in Kansas were formed and in 1856 the trio formed the Grand Lodge of Kansas as America’s Civil War loomed.
Notably, the first master of Kansas Lodge U.D. was John Milton Chivington, a Methodist missionary to the Wyandot and a vocal opponent of slavery. Chivington left Kansas in 1860, became an officer in the Union army and was later celebrated as a hero for his part in the Battle of Glorieta Pass (1862). His orchestration of the Sand Creek Massacre (1864), however, earned him universal condemnation and ultimately made him infamous.
In the early years of the Grand Lodge, they pledged support to the advancement of Freemasonry in Tasmania and New Zealand.
The Lodge is led by a Grand Master who is elected to serve a one year term at the annual meeting, held in March of each year. Other officers elected by the membership include Deputy Grand Master, Grand Senior and Junior Wardens, Grand Secretary and Grand Treasurer.
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- The Grand Master Issues an Edict to Resuming Labor in Kansas May 27, 2020Commencing on July 1, 2020, all Kansas Lodges may resume Masonic Meetings, (Stated or Special communications), however, all Lodges will be restricted to opening only on the First Degree of Masonry and all state and local restrictions relative to COVID-19 will be followed. Full Edict HereAlex Powers
- The Grand Master issues Edicts Postponing the Annual Communication and Suspending all in-person Masonic Meetings, Degree Work, and all Masonic Community Events March 21, 2020Out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety and wellbeing of our Brothers, their families, and their communities, Grand Master Tony Borum has issued the following edicts. __________________________________ Suspension of all in-person Masonic Meetings, Degree Work, and all Masonic Community Events __________________________________ Postponement of the 164th Annual Communication __________________________________Alex Powers
- Installation of your 2020-21 Grand Lodge Officers March 21, 2020In conformance with and under the authority of the Constitution and By-laws of our Jurisdiction, on Friday, March 20th, 2020, at the Grand Lodge building in Topeka, Grand Master Delmus R. “Dale” Morrow formally turn over the leadership role as Grand Master to Deputy Grand Master Anthony W. “Tony” Borum. Brother Borum was duly elected […]Alex Powers
- 164th Annual Communication Postponed March 19, 2020It is with a heavy heart and out of an abundance of caution and concern for the safety and wellbeing of our Brothers, their families, and their communities, that our Grand Master, M.W. Dale Morrow, with the full support of your Council of Administration and the leadership of our Grand Lodge, has determined that the […]Alex Powers
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