Grand Lodge F & AM of Alabama

What Grand Lodge F & AM of Alabama does

The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama is a private, non-profit fraternal organization founded in 1821 at Cahawba that holds exclusive jurisdictional authority over regular Freemasonry in the state of Alabama. It governs fewer than 260 subordinate lodges and fewer than 17,000 Master Masons (as of 2025), down from 434 lodges and 76,000 members in 1961, and is headquartered at its Millbrook, Alabama office under elected Grand Lodge officers led by the Most Worshipful Grand Master. Its core service to members consists of ritual governance (via the Committee on Work and a district lecturer system spanning five lecturer groups across 46 districts), membership administration through the GrandView Systems database, member education (Masonic Messenger publication, jurisdiction-specific quizzes, conferences and workshops), and a portfolio of programs including the Shepherding Program for reinstatement/retention/revival, the Friend to Friend outreach initiative, charitable outreach, youth organization support (DeMolay, Job's Daughters, Rainbow for Girls), and veterans commemoration including monument dedications at Alabama National Cemetery.

Name

Grand Lodge F & AM of Alabama

Legal name

Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama

Website

https://glofal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1821

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Grand Lodge F & AM of Alabama is the governing Masonic body for the state of Alabama, administering ritual, education, and programs across fewer than 260 subordinate lodges and fewer than 17,000 Master Masons from its Millbrook headquarters, and funding operations through recurring member dues remitted by constituent lodges.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Millbrook

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Member Dues: Subordinate lodges pay dues to the Grand Lodge. The Grand Lodge collects annual dues from member lodges and manages the financial condition of the organization.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Grand Lodge of Alabama is the state governing body for Freemasonry in Alabama, providing leadership, governance, ritual education, and administrative support to more than 260 subordinate Masonic lodges and approximately 17,000 Master Masons statewide. It operates structured programs including the Shepherding Program for member retention, the Friend to Friend outreach initiative, charitable outreach, youth organization support (DeMolay, Job's Daughters, Rainbow), veterans programs, and publishes The Masonic Messenger as a member communication channel.

Product overview

The Grand Lodge of Alabama operates as a fraternal Masonic organization offering a unified member services portal supplemented by specialized programs. The core digital presence includes the Grand Lodge Website Portal providing access to lodge directories, event calendars, and member resources, supported by the GrandView Database system for member management. The organization delivers programs including the Shepherding Program for membership retention, the Friend to Friend outreach initiative, Veterans Program with monument dedications, Charitable Outreach, and Youth Organizations support. Additional offerings encompass The Masonic Messenger publication, Masonic Quizzes for education, Conferences & Workshops for leadership development, and Lodge Resources including guidelines and compliance support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shepherding Program

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 90 Lodges have formed Shepherding Committees with measurable results including brothers returning to the craft following outreach.
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Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Grand Lodge of IrelandminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2025Alabama representatives attended the 300th Anniversary celebration of the Grand Lodge of Ireland in Belfast and Cork. W. Bro. Jason Gonce and R.W. Bro. Rob Elsner represented the Grand Lodge of Alabama, receiving Grand Honors and presenting a response on behalf of Alabama Masonry.
• Grand Lodge of North CarolinaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2025Partnership on RISE North Carolina Grand Lodge coin initiative to assist in Hurricane Helene relief efforts. The Grand Lodge of Alabama partnered with North Carolina to sell numbered series coins at $100 donation each, with all funds raised being sent to North Carolina for lodge relief in western North Carolina.
• GrandView SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner providing the GrandView membership database system used by the Grand Secretary and member lodge Secretaries. Provides seamless member information management, opt-out privacy controls, and integration with the Grand Lodge website for online member directory searches.
• Alabama National CemeteryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for placement of the Veterans Memorial Monument on the Memorial Wall Walkway at Alabama National Cemetery, Montevallo, AL. Dedication ceremony held June 26, 2026.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania: Direct peer operating the same Masonic governance structure, lodge support programs, and member services. Comparable in the depth of ritual education and the District Lecturer educational system.
• Grand Lodge of New York: Major U.S. state Grand Lodge running the same subordinate lodge governance model, member services, and educational programs. Comparable in operating structure though at a larger historical scale.
• Grand Lodge of Virginia: Direct structural peer as a state Grand Lodge with comparable Membership Committee, District Lecturer, and youth organization programs. Operates the same dues-funded, member-led governance model.
• Grand Lodge of Ireland: Internationally recognized Grand Lodge with the same fraternal governance, ritual education, and mutual recognition structure. Alabama recently attended the 300th Anniversary celebration, confirming the formal peer relationship.
• Grand Lodge of Texas: Large U.S. state Grand Lodge operating the same subordinate lodge governance model, member dues structure, and ritual education programs. Comparable on structure and scale of programs, though with a larger membership base.
• Grand Lodge of North Carolina: Direct peer as a sister U.S. state Grand Lodge with the same Masonic governance, membership, and lodge-support structure. Alabama's existing co-marketing partnership on the RISE NC coin initiative highlights the close operational comparability.

Regional players

• Grand Lodge of Mississippi: Same regional Masonic body, identical member-management and lodge-support offerings, and shared historical roots. Most directly comparable in scale to Alabama, given similar statewide population size.
• Grand Lodge of Florida: Southeast U.S. state Grand Lodge operating the same fraternal governance model, member dues structure, and ritual education programs. Comparable in program design though Florida's membership dynamics differ due to population in-migration.
• Grand Lodge of Tennessee: Adjacent state Grand Lodge with directly comparable membership, lodge governance, and youth program structure. One of the original jurisdictions from which the Grand Lodge of Alabama's founding lodges drew their charters.
• Grand Lodge of Georgia: Neighbor state Grand Lodge sharing the same regional Masonic culture, District Lecturer system, and historical lineage back to early 19th-century American Freemasonry. Operates in the same Southeast U.S. footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/glofal
• Facebookfacebook.com/glofal
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/grand-lodge-f-am-of-alabama

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Profiles4 records

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