MILLINGTON 166

Since 1874, Celebrating 151 Years

Welcome to the website of Millington Masonic Lodge #166 of Central Maryland. We are a fraternal organization chartered under the Grand Lodge of Maryland and part of a worldwide family of Freemasonry consisting of millions of men who share the values of brotherly love, relief, and truth.

Richard Bolton, Worshipful Master

Michael Barnes, Senior Warden

Jonathan Arend, Junior Warden

HISTORY

Millington Lodge received its Charter on May 12th, 1874. Its first meeting was held in a room over the grocery store on the corner of Millington Avenue and Frederick Road in Catonsville, Maryland. Annual dues were $6.00 per year, with some members electing to pay their dues 25 cents bi-monthly! The Lodge was well established with a good following and by 1886 had over 50 members. Quickly outgrowing its quarters, meetings were moved to a hall on Frederick Road, near what was then known as Rock Spring Run. After remaining there for some time, a hall was built for its accommodations on Frederick Road, opposite its starting place. Here it continued to meet for many years, until it once again outgrew its location and finally, in September 1903, moved to the Masonic Temple on Charles Street in Baltimore. In 1996 the Grand Lodge building on Charles Street was sold and Millington Lodge, along with many other lodges, moved to the newly constructed Grand Lodge Building in Cockeysville. During this time Millington Lodge members continued to pay their dues, but finding the distance too far, often decided not to attend the meetings. In 1998, the Lodge moved back to the Catonsville area, just several blocks from its original location to Palestine Lodge 189 on the corner of Newberg and Frederick Road, where it stayed for several additional years, before moving again to the Oddfellows lodge on Frederick Road and then finally to its current location in Odenton.

CHARITY

The values of Freemasonry are based on integrity, kindness, honesty and fairness. Freemasons are taught to practice charity and to care, not only for their own, but also for the community as a whole through charitable giving and volunteer efforts. Millington Lodge is proud to support the following organizations:

Muscular Dystrophy Association
National Alliance on Mental Illness
The Children's Home of Catonsville
South West Emergency Services