New England Lodge No. 4 F&AM
Inspiring Educating & Improving Men Since 1803
Watch a short historical re-enactment in 1803 of Colonel James Kilbourn meeting with other men to establish a Masonic Lodge in the newly settled Worthington.
Stated Meeting Information
Stated Meeting & Masonic Education
- 2nd Monday – Sept. thru June
- 6:30 pm – Dinner & Fraternal Fellowship
- 7:30 pm – Open Lodge
Special Masonic Degrees & Education
- 4th Monday – 7:00 pm – As Announced
Northwest Masonic Temple, 2436 W Dublin Granville Rd, Columbus, OH 43235, USA
Colonel James Kilburn
First Worshipful Master
A Short History of New England Lodge
Colonel James Kilbourne, the first Master of New England Lodge and founder of Worthington, had the vision to found a new settlement in the “Western Country” and to practice the virtues of Freemasonry.
Kilbourne founded the Scioto Company with seven other interested men. He and Nathaniel Little, of Blandford, Massachusetts, were appointed agents to explore the open country during the months of August and September 1802. Kilbourne and nine men journeyed in May 1803 to the newfound area to plant crops and build cabins. Their first task was to build a double log cabin to serve as a schoolhouse, town meeting hall, and church. They named their town after a county in Connecticut where James Kilbourne lived.
On October 19, 1803, he applied for and received a warrant from the Grand Lodge of Connecticut to take with him to the wilderness in Ohio.
New England Lodge has been continually operating since that time.
Patrick Blaine Lewis
Current Worshipful Master