More than a century of Freemasonry in Lockhart.
A few moments from our story.
The Grand Lodge of Texas charters Lockhart Lodge No. 690 on December 10.
Members lay the cornerstone of the Caldwell County Courthouse, which still stands on the Lockhart square.
We meet on the third Thursday of every month and give back to our community.
A fraternity built on brotherly love, relief, and truth.
Members use the symbols of stonemasons, such as the square and compasses, to reflect on how to live with integrity.
The lodge is where members meet. Each lodge is chartered by a Grand Lodge, and Lockhart Lodge No. 690 is under the Grand Lodge of Texas.
Charity is part of what Masons do. Lockhart Lodge No. 690 gives back through programs for local students and events that serve the whole town.
2 × $1,500
Every May, at the end of the school year, the lodge awards two $1,500 scholarships. Students do not apply to the lodge directly. They complete the general scholarship application from the Lockhart ISD counselors' office, and the lodge reviews those applications and selects the recipients.
24 bicycles a year
Each semester, one boy and one girl at every Lockhart ISD elementary school receive a brand-new bicycle.
Every first grader
Each year, the lodge gives a teeth cleaning kit to every first grader in Lockhart ISD through the Fantastic Teeth Fan Club, a program of Masonic Children & Family Services of Texas.
Masonic Children & Family Services of Texas (MCFS) created the Fantastic Teeth Fan Club to help children and parents take control of their oral health, preventing painful problems and expensive treatments. Masonic lodges and elementary schools across Texas partner with MCFS to give first graders a free dental kit, and lodge members assemble the kits and deliver them to schools.
MCFS has served Texas children and families for more than 125 years, and it also funds urgent dental care for qualifying children.
1.4 million+
Every Fantastic Teeth kit includes:
Every quarter
Each quarter, we team up with We Are Blood to bring its donation bus to the Lockhart Downtown Square, right beside the historic courthouse. Roll up your sleeve, or help spread the word.
Next drive: Saturday, October 17, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 110 S. Main St. on the downtown square.
Watch our Events page for the date of the next drive.
The lodge also recognizes the people who make Lockhart a better place to live.
Every year
Each year, the lodge presents the Grand Lodge of Texas's Mirabeau B. Lamar Award of Excellence, named for the Father of Public Education in Texas. Usually three or four medals go to outstanding students, teachers, administrators, and staff members in Lockhart Independent School District. School staff are nominated by their peers.
Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas (1838–1841), was a Freemason and is remembered as the Father of Texas Education. His work as president led to the state's first law mandating public education, and land was set aside in every county for public schools and for two universities.
The Grand Lodge of Texas created the Lamar Award of Excellence in 1988, under Grand Master Graham Childress, to honor outstanding personal achievement. Local lodges present the medal to students and educators. In Lockhart, we present it every year to students as well as teachers, administrators, and staff members, and school staff are nominated by their peers.
Every year
Each year, the lodge presents the Community Builder Award to an outstanding citizen or county official for exceptional service to the community. Our members vote to choose the recipient.
2026 recipient: Caldwell County Sheriff Mike Lane
The Grand Lodge of Texas created the Community Builder Award so local lodges can recognize outstanding non-Masons who have distinguished themselves through service to their community, to government, to their house of worship, or to humanity. It honors people who have followed the same ideals as Masons without ever joining the fraternity.
The award is not only for the most visible leaders. Lodges are encouraged to seek out the men and women who, year after year, quietly serve their neighbors without expecting recognition.
Honest answers to what people ask most.
No. Freemasonry is not a religion and does not replace one. A candidate must believe in God, and men of many faiths sit together in lodge. Religion and partisan politics are not discussed at meetings.
No. Our lodge is public, our members are free to say they are Masons, and we welcome questions. Like many fraternities, we keep our ritual and the ways members recognize one another private.
Men who are at least 18 years old, of good moral character and sound mind, who believe in God and ask to join of their own free will, and who have lived in Texas and in the lodge's area for at least six months. See the membership page for the steps.
Fees and annual dues are set by the lodge, within the minimums set by the Grand Lodge of Texas. Contact us for current amounts.
One stated meeting a month is the core. Beyond that, you decide how involved to be. New members spend some extra time on their degrees.
Yes. Stated meetings are for members, but you are welcome to join us for the meal at 6:30 p.m. before a meeting. Contact us first, and a member will meet you, answer your questions, and show you the lodge room.
