An Invitational Masonic Body Honouring those who have Presided over both a Craft Lodge and a Royal Arch Chapter
M.Ill.Bro. David John Boswell
Grand Master
R.Ill.Bro. George R. Haynes
Regional Governor
This Web Site relates to the United States of America Region of the Order.
Any enquiries relating to matters of this Region should be made to:
The Regional Secretary
opp.regsec.usa@gmail.com
Membership enquiries should be directed to:
The Regional Governor
opp.reggov.usa@gmail.com
Please see note below “On membership enquires” before enquiring.
Any enquiries relating to matters outside this Region should be made to:
The Grand Secretary
gsmopp170@gmail.com
Member’s Area
Link to Member’s Area forthcoming.
Watch this space.
Announcements
The Annual Meeting of the USA Region
on Mayflower Conclave No. 8
will be held during
Masonic Week 2026
at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA.
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Membership enquiries for 2026 received after 31-Dec-2025
will not be acted upon for the 2026 Annual Meeting and will be held over for 2027. No exceptions will be made. The number of candidates to be accepted is limited.
Please see note below “On membership enquires” before enquiring.
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Meeting summons will be distributed to members and candidates.
Information on Masonic Week registration and accommodations
will be available on through the Masonic Week website.
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Officers of the USA Region 2025
| R.Ill.Bro. | George R. Haynes | PGReg | Regional Governor |
| R.Ill.Bro. | Jackie W. Matthews | PGWyP | Deputy Regional Governor |
| Ill.Bro. | Russell E. Bridges | PGStwd | Assistant Regional Governor |
| Bro. | Robert Y. Chan | Regional Chaplain | |
| V.Ill.Bro. | Alan R. Beidel | PGSB | Regional Secretary |
| Ill.Bro. | Jason W. Lotz | Regional Marshal | |
| Em.Bro. | Christian D. Moore | GStwd | Deputy Regional Secretary |
| Ill.Bro. | Don Paul Peyton | PGBB | Deputy Regional Marshal |
| Bro. | Brandon L. Penley | Assistant Regional Marshal | |
| Bro. | Matthew S. Teter | Regional Treasurer | |
| Bro. | Christian M. Jessen | Regional Musician | |
| Ill.Bro. | Prince D. Selvaraj | Regional Steward | |
| Ill.Bro. | Aaron M. Shoemaker | Regional Steward | |
| Ex.Bro. | Jason C. Varner | Regional Steward | |
| Wy.Bro. | Yasser Al-Khatib | PGBB | Regional Steward |
| Bro. | Matthew P. Benavidez | PGStwd | Regional Bursar |
| Ill.Bro. | Seth C. Anthony | PGStwd | Regional Web Master |
History
While the ritual of the Order has its origins in the 1870’s, the Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors dates its formal organization to 1984. The Order is based on the story of how Freemasonry came from Jerusalem to England. Candidates are admitted to the degree of Pilgrim, which describes the journey of Freemasonry from Jerusalem to Rome. The second degree is that of Preceptor, and explains the journey from Rome to England.
The History and Origin of the Order (2019)
A Revised & Concise History of the Order (2023)
Conclaves in the USA Region
| Conclave Name | No. | Location | Jur | Consecration Date |
| Mayflower | 8 | peripatetic | USA | 14-Mar-2010 |
| North Carolina | 24 | Monroe | NC | 02-Feb-2019 |
| Alfred the Great | 25 | Nashville | TN | 02-Feb-2019 |
| Triple Triangle | 26 | peripatetic | PA | 02-Feb-2019 |
| Holy Grail | 27 | Des Moines | IA | 02-Feb-2019 |
| Texas | 42 | San Antonio | TX | 03-Feb-2024 |
| Trinity | 43 | Dallas | TX | 03-Feb-2024 |
| Tejas | 44 | Houston | TX | 03-Feb-2024 |
| S.W.T. Lanham | 45 | Weatherford | TX | 03-Feb-2024 |
| Lone Star | 46 | Sugar Land | TX | 03-Feb-2024 |
| Raven & Eagle | 47 | Sparta | TN | 03-Feb-2024 |
| St. Reinold | 48 | Mechanicsburg | PA | 05-Feb-2024 |
| Æthelberht of Kent | 49 | Indianapolis | IN | 05-Feb-2024 |
Grand Rank appointments in the USA Region
| 2025-26 | |||
| Ill.Bro. | Michael S. Doxsee | 8, 49 | Grand Steward |
| Em.Bro. | Brett A. Gordon | 8 | Grand Steward |
| V.Ill.Bro. | Russell E. Bridges | 8, 24 | Past Grand Sword Bearer |
| V.Ill.Bro. | Reese L. Harrison Jr. d | 8, 42 | Past Grand Sword Bearer |
| Ill.Bro. | Victor K. Crooks | 48 | Past Grand Banner Bearer |
| Ill.Bro. | Don Paul Payton | 8, 45 | Past Grand Banner Bearer |
| Ill.Bro. | Joe R. Manning Jr. | 8 | Past Assistant Grand Marshal |
| Em.Bro. | Matthew P. Benavidez | 8 | Past Grand Keeper of the Portal |
| Em.Bro. | R. Burks Taylor | 25 | Past Grand Steward |
| 2024-25 | |||
| Ill.Bro. | Charles E. Maddox | 42 | Grand Steward |
| Em.Bro. | Christian D. Moore | 42 | Grand Steward |
| R.Ill.Bro. | Bryce B. Hildreth | 8, 27 | Past Grand Worthy Preceptor |
| R.Ill.Bro. | Jackie W. Matthews | 8, 27 | Past Grand Worthy Preceptor |
| V.Ill.Bro. | Alan R. Beidel | 8 | Past Grand Sword Bearer |
| Ill.Bro. | Yasser Al-Khatib | 8, 48 | Past Grand Banner Bearer |
| Em.Bro. | Terry D. Pritt | 24 | Past Grand Keeper of the Portal |
| 2023-24 | |||
| Ill.Bro. | Seth C. Anthony | 8, 26 | Grand Steward |
| Ill.Bro. | J. David Cashion | 8, 24 | Grand Steward |
| V.Ill.Bro. | Bryce B. Hildreth | 8, 27 | Past Grand Registrar |
| V.Ill.Bro. | Jackie W. Matthews | 8, 27 | Past Grand Registrar |
| Ill.Bro. | Alan R. Beidel | 8, 24 | Past Grand Keeper of the Portal |
| Em.Bro. | C. Richard Patton | 24 | Past Grand Keeper of the Portal |
| Ill.Bro. | Russell E. Bridges | 8, 24 | Past Grand Steward |
| Em.Bro. | W. Thomas Bridges | 24 | Past Grand Steward |
| Em.Bro. | W. Berry Rigdon | 24 | Past Grand Steward |
| 2022-23 | |||
| Ill.Bro. | Jackie W. Matthews | 8, 27 | Past Deputy Grand Marshal |
| 2020-21 | |||
| Ill.Bro. | Michael A. Sienkiewicz d | 8 | Past Grand Keeper of the Portal |
| 2019-20 | |||
| R.Ill.Bro. | George R. Haynes | TI, 21, 26 | Regional Governor |
| Ill.Bro. | Jackie W. Matthews | 8, 27 | Assistant Grand Marshal |
| R.Ill.Bro. | D. Allen Surratt | 3, 8, 24 | Past Grand Excellent Preceptor |
| Ill.Bro. | Wayne C. Faupel | 8, 26 | Past Deputy Grand Marshal |
| Ill.Bro. | Bryce B. Hildreth | 8, 27 | Past Deputy Grand Marshal |
| Ill.Bro. | Robert G. Officer | 8, 25 | Past Deputy Grand Marshal |
| 2018-19 | |||
| R.Ill.Bro. | David L. Hargett Jr. d | 3, 8 | Past Grand Worthy Preceptor |
| R.Ill.Bro. | D. Allen Surratt | 3, 8 | Past Grand Worthy Preceptor |
| 2017-18 | |||
| V.Ill.Bro. | George R. Haynes | TI, 21 | Past Grand Registrar |
| Ill.Bro. | David L. Hargett Jr. d | 3,8 | Past Deputy Grand Marshal |
| Ill.Bro. | Bryan L. Hill | 8 | Past Deputy Grand Marshal |
| 2013-14 | |||
| R.Ill.Bro. | Edward H. Fowler Jr. d | 3, 8 | Past Grand Worthy Preceptor |
| 2011-12 | |||
| R.Ill.Bro. | Matthew D. Dupee | 3, 8 | Past Grand Worthy Preceptor |
On Membership Enquiries in the USA Region
The Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors is an Invitational Masonic Order. However, if you are qualified for membership by being a Past Master and Past First Principal (Past High Priest) and are interested in membership, then you may email opp.reggov.usa@gmail.com expressing your interest.
Your expression of interest is not a guarantee of future invitation to membership. However, you may receive an application so that we might have the full information that we require for consideration.
Submission of an application is not a guarantee of future invitation to membership. While we consider applications throughout the year, the USA Region meets on the work of Mayflower Conclave No. 8 only once annually at Masonic Week in February of each year. If your application is accepted, you will receive an invitation from us before Masonic Week. If another opportunity arises during the year for entry or participation in forming a new Conclave, we will contact you at our convenience. If you do not receive a response, your application remains under consideration at our discretion.
If one or more Conclaves already exists in your Masonic Jurisdiction (either the Jurisdiction of your residence or the Jurisdiction of your Craft Lodge), then we will pass your application along to those Conclaves for their consideration. Again, this is an invitational organization, and any Conclave that is given your application to consider is under no obligation to act upon it nor to invite you to membership. If you do not receive a response, your application remains under consideration at their discretion.
By qualification, you must be a Past Master of a Craft Lodge by, at least, one year’s service and a Past High Priest (Past First Principal or Past Z.) of a Royal Arch Chapter by, at least, one year’s service. There are no exceptions.
Please understand that due to the volume of enquiries that we receive, multiple enquiries are not helpful and may impair consideration of your enquiry or application.
ON Membership Enquiries from outside the United states or canada
Applicants, candidates, joining members, and proposed founders proposed for Conclave membership in the USA Region that either reside outside the USA or Canada, or hold membership (or plural membership) in a Craft Lodge or Royal Arch Chapter outside of the USA or Canada may only be recommended and/or apply to membership in Mayflower Conclave; and, their applications must be approved by the Executive of the Order to proceed. This does not inhibit any existing member of the Order to visit any Conclave in the USA Region.
Membership Requirement
The Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors is an invitational Masonic Organization requiring that all candidates proposed for membership are required to be a current member of a Craft Lodge in a Craft Jurisdiction recognized by the United Grand Lodge of England and a current member of a Royal Arch Chapter in a Royal Arch Jurisdiction recognized by the Supreme Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of England; and further, that all candidates proposed for membership are required to be a Past Worshipful Master of a Craft Lodge and a Past First Principal, or Past High Priest, of a Royal Arch Chapter.
Recognition
While the United Grand Lodge of England and the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of England do not formally recognize any Masonic organization beyond the Craft including the Holy Royal Arch, all members of the Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors are required to be currently subscribing members of a regular Craft Lodge in a Craft Jurisdiction recognized by the United Grand Lodge of England and currently subscribing members of a regular Royal Arch Chapter in a Royal Arch Jurisdiction recognized by the Supreme Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of England. The United Grand Lodge of England, the Supreme Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of England, and the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England acknowledge the existence of the Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors and have expressed no objection to their members participating in this organization.
In the United States of America, formal recognition has been extended to the Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors by the Grand Lodges and the Grand Royal Arch Chapters of the following Jurisdictions (alphabetical):
| Jurisdiction |
| Indiana |
| Iowa |
| Kansas |
| Pennsylvania |
| North Carolina |
| Tennessee |
| Texas |
| Utah |
| Virginia |
All enquiries should be directed to:
opp.regsec.usa@gmail.com
pilgrimpreceptorsusa.org 