Not just a man, a Mason.
Observing Masonry through philosophy, education and fellowship.
Anchor Bell Nº 868 is located in Culver City, operating under the Grand Lodge of California. Born of a desire to bring the best Masonic experiences from our collective travels around the U.S. and abroad to Los Angeles. Anchor Bell intends to inspire other lodges in our community by being an incubator for new, and traditional concepts in Masonry.
We are dedicated to providing a return to old traditions, embracing new ones. We experiment with a small, tight group of brothers that can be nimble and test the waters of new concepts by piloting a smaller ship.
Our Goal:
At Anchor Bell we deliver an experience to both long-time members of our fraternity, as well as to newly made Masons. Our stated meetings generally contain guided meditation, a tiled educational lecture, conversation, or a presentation on topics of Masonic interest. These meetings are crisp on business and in depth on education. We meet weekly on Thursday’s for practices, education, degrees and business. Four times a year we host a traditional, formal festive board, complete with ceremonial toasts, songs and brotherly love and affection.
What is Freemasonry?
Freemasonry (or Masonry, for short) is one of the world’s most historic membership organizations, a 300-year-old worldwide fraternity of like-minded people committed to bettering themselves and their communities. Masonry encompasses a series of moral teachings based on allegory and the symbolism of ancient stonemasonry. But we’re so much more than our history. We’re a way to find friendship, purpose, and connection.
“Through study of Masonic education we can continue to build upon the the knowledge learned in the degrees, expanding the avenues of understanding of the world around us, the Lodge, and ourselves.”
— W:. Matthew Dove, Past Master Anchor Bell Lodge
FRIENDS & BROTHERS
“Brothers are made in the Lodge Room, friends are made in the dining room.”
Fellowship.
At Anchor Bell, our members are more than just brothers, we foster genuine friendships. One of the greatest benefits of Masonry is the opportunity to meet good men that “would otherwise remain at a perpetual distance.” Members have an opportunity to develop strong bonds with a diverse group of people, from all ethnicities, faiths, and social strata.
One of Anchor Bell’s core traditions are our legendary festive boards. Celebrated four times a year, these functions are open to all interested in joining and are a feast of fine food, poetry, song, music, toasts and most importantly: friendship.
"Freemasonry is a peculiar system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols."
Philosophical topics are central to the Masonic experience. Masonry uses allegories and symbols to encourage each member of the organization find the most about themselves. This philosophy instigates within each member the opportunity to become a better man.
At Anchor Bell Lodge, we incorporate philosophical introspection in our presentations, and more importantly in our curriculum and studies, that each new member will participate in.