Welcome to Sharon Lodge # 182
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Sharon Lodge # 182
Reisterstown, MDFor Membership Information email:
info@sharonlodge.org
Sharon Lodge #182 A. F. & A. M.
A Quality Masonic Lodge With Established Roots In Your Community
On November 23, 1886 at 11:00 AM: Several Masonic Brothers met under supervision of General Thomas J. Shryock with the intent of forming a new Lodge. The first meeting of Sharon Lodge #182 A. F. & A. M. was held on May 10, 1887 and it was to be the first new Masonic Lodge chartered in the Second Century of the existence of the Grand Lodge of Maryland.
From December 1886 to February 1902, Sharon Lodge met on Main Street, near the Western Maryland Railroad Depot. The Lodge was quickly established as a center for brotherhood and civic good in the surrounding communities.
On November 23, 1894, the Brethern of Sharon Lodge laid the cornerstone of the Arlington Methodist Episcopal South Church.
November 9, 1899 marked the milestone of Sharon Lodge raising it's 100th Brother.
On February 16, 1902, a fire destroyed Sharon Hall and all of the property inside except the records and books which were in a fireproof safe. Meeting were thereafter held in Russell's Hall at the corner of Reisterstown Road and Belvedere Avenue.
April 11. 1903 again found the Brethern of Sharon Lodge placing a cornerstone. This time it was for the Armory Troop A in Pikesville, Maryland.
On May 27, 1903 the officers of Sharon Lodge laid the cornerstone of their new home on Reisterstown Road.
June 24, 1920 saw another milestone as the 500th Brother was raised.
Sharon Lodge met on November 23, 1942 and welcomed with Grand Honors (a past master of their Lodge), the newly installed Most Worshipful Grand Master of Maryland, Br. Harry L. Robinson who was accompanied at the time by M. W. Past Grand Master of Missouri, Br. Harry S. Truman.
In 1955, Sharon Lodge #182 had grown to a membership of 861, another milestone.
September 1976 found Sharon Lodge #182 meeting at the Jacob Sandy Building on Winnands Road in Randallstown, Maryland.
On September 29, 1976, Sharon Lodge received a substantial settlement from the City of Baltimore and the municipality took over the property for an important civic project.
During a meeting held on April 4, 1979, Brethern of Sharon Lodge voted to move the meeting place to the Ionic Temple in Reisterstown, Maryland. The first meeting was held there on September 5, 1979.
Since 1986, Sharon Lodge has been providing college scholarships to deserving students in the community, assisting families in need, and lending both support & guidance to many charitable organizations.
Sharon Lodge became a recognized community resource by bringing the MDCHIP (a cutting edge child identification program), beginning in September 2009.
2010 found the Brethren again reaching out to assist the community. A program to provide cell phones for victims of domestic abuse and another program to provide holiday cards for Marylanders serving in the armed forces began.
Throughout the many years, Sharon Lodge #182 has been a place of Brotherhood, friendship, and community involvement.
Contact Sharon Lodge for further information and you too could be part of our next milestone......
info@sharonlodge.org
