Stokesdale Lodge No. 428

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Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 is located at 8420 Ellisboro Rd. in Stokesdale, North Carolina.
Our stated meetings are held at 7:30 PM on the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesday of every month.

Meals are typically served at 6:15 PM on the night of our stated meetings, at the cost of $5.00 per person.

Lodge History

Stokesdale No. 428 A. F. & A. M. of North Carolina was chartered on January 16, 1890. At the time the lodge was chartered, Most Worshipful Samuel H. Smith was Grand Master and Right Worshipful Donald W. Bain was Grand Secretary.

Worshipful Brother Pickney G. W. Walker was the first Master of Stokesdale Lodge No. 428. Brother John R. Dwiggins served as Senior Warden and Brother Jacob M. Fields was Junior Warden.

The lodge hall was destroyed by fire on May 13, 1910 and with it most of the lodge records; therefore, we have no minutes of lodge meetings from January 16, 1890 until June 18, 1910.

The lodge moved to the Junior Hall located at the corner of Loyola and Stokesdale streets on October 4, 1910. It moved to its present location at 8420 Ellisboro Road on September 2, 1952.

Since its founding, many have been elected to the office of Master. Below is a link to the archive of our Past Masters.

• Past Masters of Stokesdale Lodge No. 428

Over the years, three brethren have held a special significance to Stokesdale Lodge No. 428:

• Worshipful Brother J. R. Dwiggins who served as master 16 times from 1890 to 1908,
• Worshipful Brother P. P. Simpson who served as master 13 times from 1926 to 1951, and
• Most Worshipful W. H. Simpson who served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of A. F. & A. M. of North Carolina in 1996.