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Guiding Principles

Freemasons use four important guiding principles to help define their path through life: integrity, friendship, respect and charity. Enjoyment runs like a golden thread through each.

Integrity Building good people

Rather than working on buildings like the masons of old, today’s Freemasons focus on building themselves as people of integrity, and membership provides the structure to help achieve that goal.

Friendship Building together

One of the oldest social organisations in the world, Freemasonry is not defined by an ideology. It is open to people from all religions and political persuasions, and provides the common foundation for friendships between members, many of which will last for life.

Respect Building unity

With a membership of more than 200,000 people drawn from communities across the UK, Freemasonry brings people together irrespective of their race, religion or any other perceived differences that can divide us as a society.

Charity Building compassion

Kindness and charitable giving are deeply ingrained within the principles of Freemasonry. The organisation provides a support structure that helps members make positive contributions to communities and worthwhile causes through fundraising events or volunteer work.

Freemasons today use four important guiding principles to help define their path through life:

INTEGRITY, FRIENDSHIP,  RESPECT,  CHARITY.

In today’s world filled with uncertainty, these principles ring as true as they have at any point in the organisations’ history.
Freemasonry is not defined by an ideology, it is open to people from all religions and political persuasions, all backgrounds and age groups. In West Lancashire, we have members from 18 to 105 years old.

It provides the common foundation for friendships between members, many of which last a lifetime.
Being a Freemason means something different to each person who joins, whether looking to make acquaintances or develop their own potential, all members share a sense of togetherness that strengthens their ability to succeed and grow.

Support of family and their involvement in our social and charitable giving plays a key part in our membership.

Kindness and charitable giving are deeply ingrained within the principles of Freemasonry and all members are encouraged to make positive contributions to communities and worthwhile causes, not only through fundraising but also in giving that most precious of gifts – our time in volunteer work.

Throughout history, there have been many notable Freemasons involved in a broad variety of activities. To learn more, visit United Grand Lodge of England (ugle.org.uk).