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Contact the Grand Lodge of Maine

Contacting the appropriate person in Maine Masonry can be easy if one takes but a moment to check this page.

If you are interested in Freemasonry but would like to talk to someone in your home town, you may contact the Grand Secretary (address below) or send us an e-mail. Someone will be in touch shortly.

If you are a Maine Mason and have an address change, PLEASE contact your Lodge Secretary directly. He is the person who will make the changes at the local level and pass it along to Grand Lodge!

If you have a question, comment or suggestion about our website, please drop a note to Wor. Edward L. King, our Webmaster, who can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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If you need to contact the Grand Secretary directly, he may be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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If you need to contact the Grand Master directly, he may be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For Maine Masons, your local Secretary should be able to help in most cases and we encourage you to contact him first. For Masons outside of the jurisdiction of Maine, please contact your own lodge secretary who will forward your request through your Grand Lodge and on to us.

Mailing Address	Street Address
Grand Lodge of Maine P. O. Box 15058 Portland, ME 04112-5058	Masonic Temple 415 Congress Street Portland, Maine 04112-5058
Telephone: (207) 773-5184 Toll-Free: (888) 220-9606 Fax: (207) 773-5108 general email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Freemasonry is the world's oldest and largest fraternity. For three centuries, it has beckoned men of good character to its ranks. It has no regard for differences in race, color, creed or station in life. Using traditions and implements of antiquity, it seeks to inspire its members to live by the tenets of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth.

While the moral philosophy of Freemasonry is founded upon religious principles, it is not a religion nor a substitute for one. It does not solicit membership but welcomes men who have good morals and who profess a belief in a Supreme Being. Any man sincerely desirous of serving humanity only needs to ask a member in order to receive a petition for membership.

From 1619 to 1820, Maine was a District of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. In 1762, the Provincial Grand Lodge of the Grand Lodge of England (now the United Grand Lodge of England) issued a charter to form a lodge in Falmouth (said lodge later moving to Portland) at the request of a number of Masons living in the area. In 1819, the people of Maine voted to withdraw from Massachusetts and form a separate State. The Maine Lodges (there were 31 at the time, active and thriving) then met in convention and voted to follow suit and form their own Grand Lodge when the separation should take place. Maine joined the Union as the 23rd State on March 15, 1820 and the Grand Lodge of Maine came into being on June 1 following. It was consecrated by the Grand Lodge of New Hampshire on June 24, 1820 with William King, the first (and serving) Governor of Maine installed into the office of Grand Master.

The Grand Lodge of Maine is pleased to have you visit its web site and encourages you to look at our other official web sites: Maine Masonry Today and the Maine Masonic College.