Grand Encampment Knights Templar USA

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Becoming a Knight Templar is special, but there’s something incredible about following in your dad’s footsteps! Are you a second, third, or even fourth generation Mason? If so, share a little bit about those men in honor of Father’s Day!

Join us in wishing our Most Eminent Grand Master, Sir Knight David J. Kussman, a happy birthday!

On this Good Friday, we are sharing a copy of the 74th Annual Easter Sunrise Memorial Service delivered in 2004 at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

Check out these three Right Eminent Grand Commanders together at the annual stated conclave for the Grand Commandery of Delaware. From left to right: Sir Knight Dennis Haas from Virginia, Sir Knight Mark Button from Delaware, and Sir Knight Brad Andrukitis from Maryland.

This past weekend, the Grand Commandery of Virginia paid tribute to Sir Knight Ralph Taylor Woodrow, KTCH. What an incredible and beautiful way to honor the life of our brother.

Pictured here is our 17th President, Brother Andrew Johnson, in his Knights Templar regalia.

In 1879, the United States made Brother George Washington's Birthday a federal holiday. The day now, though, combines Washington's Birthday with Presidents’ Day. Today, we celebrate these men - especially the fourteen who also belonged to our great fraternity.

Earlier this month, 15 new Sir Knights joined the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Texas at their Southeast York Rite Festival! Five grand officers participated in the Order of the Temple, with Texas Right Eminent Grand Commander T. Chance Chapman conferring.

This #MartinLutherKingJr Day, let us all remember his incredible legacy of love, strength, and perseverance. - - - 📸: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speaks at the Prince Hall Masonic Lodge in Columbus, Georgia, on July 1, 1958. Picture via the Columbus Black History Museum.

California’s Right Eminent Grand Commander Roger Ross presented the charter for California’s newest Commandry, Beauseant No. 81, last month. #KnightsTemplar #Freemason

Sir Knight Dennis Haas, Right Eminent Grand Commander for Virginia, spent a great night of fellowship at Turner Ashby Commandery in Warrenton, Virginia. There, he presented a Holy Land Pilgrimage Jewel to Sir Knight Jeff Hedges. Great work, Sir Knights!

Here’s a cool #ThrowbackThursday from the July 1963 issue of the Knight Templar Magazine. The issue focused on promoting patriotic activities - and included this great letter from Douglas MacArthur and his thoughts on our craft.