Portage-Brady Lodge #340

05/20/2026

It is an honor to congratulate Dakotah Hoskins, Junior Deacon of Portage-Brady Lodge, on being officially elected in as the Junior Deacon of the Grand Lodge of Michigan. We are humbled and proud to have you as a leader in our lodge. We know you will do great things for the Craft. We look forward to supporting you every step of the way, Worshipful Brother!

05/15/2026

It was a true pleasure to meet with Larry from the Kalamazoo Deacon's Conference this evening and to hear of the great work they are doing for the community and the people who truly need their services. We are blessed and honored to be able to contribute to their operations with a donation from our lodge charitable account. Keep up the great work, KCD!

04/24/2026

Our lodge had the honor of celebrating four individual brothers and their membership awards this evening. There were three 25 year pins awarded to Howard Tripp, Michael Sanders Banks, and Alistair McNab. It was our extreme pleasure to present a lifetime membership award to our Grand Everything and Most Woshipful Past Grand Master, Mike Jungel. Thank you all for your dedication and service to our Craft. We salute you with Grand Honors.

04/10/2026

Tonight was another opportunity to help our community and contribute to the great work of the Kalamazoo Housing Advocates. This organization extends more than just a helping hand to assisting those in need to keep and maintain sustainable housing that is necessary for the well being of humanity. God bless them and their endearing work!

04/09/2026

Once again we are reminded that charity is love in action. This is why we do charitable fundraisers. Our cigar raffle funds directly benefited the Billy Pease Foundation and their ability to provide this much needed ramp for a local neighbor. Thank you all for your continued support and a huge thank you to Raquel Deanda-Ring and the many people who contributed to this project.

01/31/2026

Congratulations to the 5 newest members of the world's oldest fraternity! It was a great day initiating 2 brothers for our lodge as well as 2 from Paw Paw-Lawton Lodge No. 25 and 1 from Kalamazoo Anchor Lodge No. 22. May your journeys be as fulfilling as you want them to be!

01/13/2026

Congratulations to our 2025 Mason of the Year, Lonnie Mortimore! Lonnie was a driving force and large influence on our charitable efforts this past year, taking the reigns and helping to raise thousands of dollars for local charities. He continues to improve in his ritual work and is truly becoming a Mason's Mason. Our lodge will be in good hands when he heads to the East next year. Keep up the great work, Brother Lonnie!

01/09/2026

It was truly an honor to spend an evening in support of three local organizations who embody the spirit of relief. We had the pleasure of awarding the proceeds of our cigar raffle to the Kalamazoo County Family & Children's Services, the Twelve Baskets Food Pantry, and the Billy Pease Foundation. These organizations help so many people in our local communities and we are humbled to contribute to their support. Thank you to all of the groups for the chance to extend our fraternal tenets into your endeavors.

12/19/2025

It was an awesome night of fellowship, food, and fun at the installation of officers for Portage-Brady Lodge #340, Kalamazoo Anchor Lodge No. 22, Paw Paw-Lawton Lodge No. 25 , and Mattawan Lodge 268. Special thanks to the Mattawan brothers for hosting the event and extra special thanks to Devin Loker for the excellent prime rib dinner. Congratulations to all of the officers and best wishes for a prosperous 2026!

12/12/2025