Grand York Rite Bodies
& Appendant Masonic Bodies
with a link to the SC Grand Lodge
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"The Mission of the South Carolina Grand York Rite is to support The Grand Lodge AFM of South Carolina; to adapt and develop leadership and education; Inspire charity, fellowship, and quality of the craft."
Masonic Week 2025!
February 6th to 9th, 2025 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia
While active since 1932, the annual event known as Masonic Week first convened in Washington, D.C., on February 21, 1938. Since then, it has met continuously in the Washington D.C. metro area nearly every year. The event brings together several small and invitational orders of Freemasonry that host their annual meeting and other events during the week. Several of these organizations provide representatives to the planning committee which oversees the arrangements and schedule. Being the largest of the organizations, the Grand Council of the Allied Masonic Degrees of the United States of America has served as the lead organizer since the inception of the event. (source: Masonic Week 2025 website)
South Carolina
Grand York Rite Bodies
These four Masonic organizations comprise the American York Rite in South Carolina and are the governing bodies in this Grand jurisdiction.
Constituent Bodies
Discover more about the local York Rite Chapters, Councils, and Commanderies throughout South Carolina.
Click the map to access the Constituent Body pages.
Administrative
Information for Members, Secretaries, Recorders, and Treasurers can be found here.
Chair & Milestone Degrees
The three Chair Degrees are optional degrees available to be conferred on eligible Elected Heads of each body.
The Knight York Cross of Honor (KYCH) is an invitational body conferred on those York Rite Masons who serve as heads of all four bodies.
Appendant Bodies
These are South Carolina's invitational and honorary Masonic organizations that require membership in one or more York Rite Body. All represent exploration into more light in Masonry, and some acknowledge honorable achievement.
