The Provincial Grand Master

Thank you for looking at our website and for thinking about Freemasonry.

We are a Society which values friendship, charity and the pursuit of truth above other mundane ambitions. You can trawl the internet for information about us but don’t believe all you read. We are very open about our beliefs and our meetings. It is easy to make contact with a Lodge which is near you and find out more about us face to face.

We are not a religion. Our beliefs are compatible with all religions which believe in a Supreme Power. As a member you will never be asked to do anything which is incompatible with your civil, moral or religious duties and you are not allowed to use your membership for personal advantage.

You are welcome to look round this Provincial website and to make use of the links to the United Grand Lodge of England and to other Provinces under its jurisdiction.

If you are interested, make use of the contact numbers and e-mail addresses and we will be happy to talk to you.

For me Freemasonry has always offered the opportunity to make new friends and to meet old ones on a regular basis but on top of all that there is a morality, shared by all religions, which we learn by our association. It is this morality which gives us a purpose over and above the enjoyment of our meetings.

If you are still interested contact us and find out more. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

R.W. Bro. Sandy Stewart
Provincial Grand Master for Staffordshire

	Deputy Provincial Grand Master V.W. Bro. D Gary Read, who holds the rank of Past Grand Sword Bearer in the United Grand Lodge of England, was appointed Assistant Provincial Grand Master in December 2004. He was promoted to Deputy Provincial Grand Master in February 2009. Gary was initiated into St John’s Lodge of Lichfield No 1039 in February 1980. He was the Acting Provincial Senior Grand Warden in 1999 and in 2003 was appointed the Provincial Grand Director of Ceremonies.
	Assistant Provincial Grand Master W. Bro. Colin Denne, who holds the rank of Past Senior Grand Deacon in the United Grand Lodge of England was appointed Assistant Provincial Grand Master on the 14th May 2008. Colin, a retired Health Authority Director who spent 37 years in the health service was initiated into Staffordshire Knot Lodge No. 726 in 1977. He was appointed Provincial Grand Secretary in 2005 in which capacity he served 3 years.
	Assistant Provincial Grand Master W. Bro. John Victor Renaudon holds the rank of Past Senior Grand Deacon in the United Grand Lodge of England, and was appointed Assistant Provincial Grand Master in February 2009. John was initiated into John O Gaunt Lodge in 1968 and appointed Worshipful Master in 1980. He was the Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies in 1986, being promoted to P.Pr.J.G.W. in 1996 and as Acting Provincial Junior Grand Warden in 2005.