Mount Tabor Lodge A.F & A.M.
Freemasonry is the oldest and largest fraternal organization in the world. The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts was established in 1733 and is the third oldest Grand Lodge in the world. Today, there are over 50,000 Freemasons in Massachusetts that meet in more than 275 individual Lodges in cities and towns throughout the Commonwealth.
Contact and Meeting Information
Lodge Address
Ipswich Lodge
70 Topsfield Road
Ipswich, MA 01938
Contact Information Wor Scott Van Dyke
978-852-1736
bighscott@comcast.net
Meeting Information
Regular Communication
Fourth Wednesday of each Month
Officers – Then and Now
Mount Tabor Lodge, was Chartered by Simon W. Robinson on December 9, 1846. On this date, the very first officers of the Mount Tabor Lodge were installed:
Original Officers – 1846
- Master: Wor. Ephriam May Cunningham
- Senior Warden: Bro. Merrill Pettingill
- Junior Warden: Bro. Dolliver Johnson
- Treasurer: Bro. Enoch Plummer
- Secretary: Bro. Daniel Caldwell
- Chaplain: Bro. Rev. Sylvanus Cobb
- Senior Deacon: Bro. Israel Foster Crafts
- Junior Deacon: Bro. Sumner Foster Barrett
- Senior Steward: Bro. Asahel Durgan
- Junior Steward: Bro. George M. Hall
- Tyler: Bro. Seth Brooks
Today’s Officers – 2020/21
- Master: Wor. Shaun Flanagan
- Senior Warden: Wor. William Cicci
- Junior Warden: Wor. Scott Van Dyke
- Treasurer: R.W. Robert Monahan
- Secretary: Wor. Gary J. Freedman
- Chaplain: R.W. William Appel
- Marshal: Wor. Bob Consorti
- Senior Deacon: Wor. Richard Lafave
- Junior Deacon: not installed
- Senior Steward: not installed
- Junior Steward: not installed
- Tyler: Wor. Sherman Freedman
- Ritualist: Wor. Gary J. Freedman
- Asst. Secretary: Wor. Sherman Freedman
- Organist: not installed