Website: https://kirjathjearim104.com/
The Kirjathjearim No. 104 F&AM PHA is a Masonic lodge located in Nashville, Tennessee. The lodge operates as a subordinate lodge of The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Tennessee and is part of the Free and Accepted Masons, Prince Hall Affiliation (F&AM PHA). According to its website, the lodge has a long history in Nashville, with documented leadership beginning in 1881 and a first Worshipful Master listed as GH Shaffer. The lodge describes its purpose around the principles of brotherhood, moral uprightness, and community service, with the motto “Bringing light forth from the dark.”
Services
As a fraternal and charitable organization, the lodge’s activities center on Freemasonry, fellowship, and community outreach. The website describes the following:
- Masonic education and degree conferral. The lodge hosts meetings for fellowship and Masonic education and states a vision of becoming the premier lodge for Masonic education and degree conferral in the Nashville Masonic District, PHA.
- Community service. Members support charitable activities across Davidson, Wilson, and Rutherford Counties, including a turkey basket giveaway, Christmas toy distribution, Easter egg hunts, and student sponsorships.
- Events. The lodge hosts a Jazz Brunch and an Annual Chicken and Waffle Social, described as a secondary funding source for its charitable work.
- Store. The website includes a merchandise store section.
About
The website describes the lodge as having a long legacy in Nashville, with historical membership that included judges, doctors, lawyers, and community leaders, and a noted role connected to the civil rights movement. The site explains that Freemasonry is one of the world’s oldest and largest non-religious, non-political, fraternal, and charitable organizations, teaching self-knowledge through a progression of ceremonies and values based on integrity, kindness, honesty, and fairness. The Worshipful Master’s greeting notes service activities in Middle Tennessee such as donating Thanksgiving dinners, providing coats and clothing to the unhoused, serving meals at shelters, establishing a scholarship at Tennessee State University, and mentoring youth through the King in Me program at Tom Joy Elementary School. The lodge’s stated mission is to provide a supportive environment for Brothers to learn the principles of Prince Hall Freemasonry while serving and advocating for the community.
Location & Contact
The lodge is located in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Address: 2832 Georgia Ave., Nashville, TN 37209
- Instagram: @kirjathjearim104pha
- Facebook: BigK104PHA
A phone number and email address are not published on the website; the Community page invites those interested in partnerships, donations, or volunteering to reach out through the site.
Additional Information
The lodge is affiliated with related organizations including the Nashville OES & Masonic District, Electa Chapter No. 1, and B.L. Hooks Council #104 Knights of Prince Hall. The website notes it was designed by a lodge member, Bro. V. Skyers. Website sections include What is Freemasonry, the Worshipful Master’s Greeting, History, Community, News, Jazz Brunch, and Store.
Profile compiled from the company’s official website (kirjathjearim104.com).