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The history of\u00a0Freemasonry in Ghana<\/b><\/p>

The history of\u00a0Freemasonry in Ghana<\/b>\u00a0can be traced to the early nineteenth century when the first\u00a0Masonic lodge<\/span><\/a>\u00a0was consecrated in the country.The practice of Freemasonry was imported to the then\u00a0Gold Coast<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and other Commonwealth realms by European residents in the nation during the\u00a0British colonial<\/span><\/a>\u00a0era.Most of the lodges in Ghana are governed by the\u00a0United Grand Lodge of England<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(UGLE) and\u00a0Wales<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Grand Lodge of Scotland<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0Grand Lodge of Ireland<\/span><\/a>.[2]<\/sup><\/span><\/a>[6]<\/sup><\/span><\/a>[7]<\/sup><\/span><\/a>\u00a0Similar to their sister organisations worldwide, Ghanaian masonic fraternities are\u00a0nonsectarian<\/span><\/a>, with proceedings of the societies being strictly apolitical and non\u2013religious.<\/p>

History<\/b><\/p>

Like other lodges in the six million\u2013member global fraternity, Ghanaian Freemasons are expected to believe in the\u00a0immortality<\/span><\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0soul<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and in a\u00a0Creator<\/span><\/a>\u00a0or a\u00a0Supreme Being<\/span><\/a>, sometimes referred to as the\u00a0Grand Architect of the Universe<\/span><\/a>. Membership is open to all irrespective of ethnicity or social background. The oldest grand lodges were consecrated in\u00a0England<\/span><\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0Ireland<\/span><\/a>\u00a0,\u00a0France<\/span><\/a>\u00a0, the\u00a0United States<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Scotland<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(1736). Membership is either by invitation only or free\u2013will depending on the geographic region.<\/p>

The inspiration for freemasonry is connected to the ancient days of the biblical\u00a0Solomonic<\/span><\/a>\u00a0Temple, 4000 years ago, through to the craft of stonemasonry in the\u00a0Middle Ages<\/span><\/a>. The craft of Freemasonry is found in the\u00a0Holy Books<\/span><\/a>\u00a0(Bible<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Torah<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Vedas<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Quran<\/span><\/a>), the old charges or old manuscripts and old lodge charters dating to circa 1390, and in Masonic books. In\u00a0Europe<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Ottoman territories<\/span><\/a>, each country formed its own Masonic Speculative Lodges and Grand Orient Lodges There have been records of ancient lodges in Beirut<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0Damascus<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Tripoli<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>

Principles<\/b><\/p>

Members are taught the principles of fellowship and friendships with emphasis on education, personal integrity, personal responsibility, character, morality, ethics, philanthropy and social\/charitable contributions. Historically, the core principles of Ghanaian Freemasonry included brotherly love, relief and truth. Masonic meetings forbid political discussions. While its laws are made public, the internal affairs of Ghanaian Freemasonry are considered private.<\/p>

District Grand Lodge of Ghana<\/b><\/p>

The records of the first lodges on the Gold Coast indicate that Torridzonian Lodge No. 621 was consecrated on 11 April 1810 at the\u00a0Cape Coast Castle<\/span><\/a>. In 1833, another lodge, Cape Coast Lodge No. 599 was constituted.By 1863, both lodges had become defunct. Specifically, Torridzonian Lodge was formally decommissioned on 4 June, 1862. In 1859, the United Grand Lodge of England constituted the Gold Coast Lodge, No. 1075 English Constitution, (later numbered 773) which has been active since that period. At the turn of the nineteenth century and the first decade of the twentieth century, several lodges were consecrated under the English Constitution of the UGLE:<\/p>