Haysville Masonic Lodge #112 A.F. & A.M.
About US
The Haysville Masonic Lodge was chartered in 1961 and the building was dedicated on June 13, 1970. After a tornado destroyed the Lodge in 1999 a new building was relocated to the southeast corner of Main & 2nd Street and rededicated on March 5, 2000.
In Kansas, the Masonic Fraternity is comprised of adult men, aged eighteen or older, of good moral character from every country, religion, race, age, social strata, education, and opinion, who profess a belief in a Supreme Being (other than Satan). Its principles and ethics are based on the belief that each man has a responsibility to improve himself while being devoted to his family, faith, country, and fraternity.
Freemasonry provides its members with opportunities for fellowship, leadership, charity, and self-improvement which can be expressed in three basic tenets: Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth. Or to put it simply: Fellowship, Leadership, Charity, and Education.
About Freemasonry
Variously known as Freemasonry, Masonry, or The Craft, the beginnings of our fraternity are lost to history. Masonry is believed to be the oldest surviving fraternal organization in the world, the exact date of its founding is uncertain. Freemasonry can, however, be easily traced to sixteenth century Scotland although the first Masonic governing body was not founded until 1717 in London. By 1723, the Constitutions of the Freemasons were assembled and published. That document explicitly refers to an alleged meeting of Masons in England assembled by Prince Edwin, the son of the tenth-century Saxon king Athelstan. However, there is no evidence to support this claim. Despite this, most historians accept that Freemasonry is descended from the medieval stonemason’s guilds.
Since 1856, Kansas Freemasons have established a long-standing tradition of serving our communities by advancing the welfare of others, particularly children and senior citizens. But, besides serving our communities, we also focus on self-awareness; the precepts of Freemasonry promote individual growth, self-discovery, and the fulfillment of individual potential. Our mysteries and symbolism have profound significance and teach immeasurable lessons to men of all walks of life. There are over 240 lodges and over 23,000 Masons men of character from every walk of life all working together to build a better world and better men.