Brothers of the Valley of Charlotte:

The campaign to “Save OUR Temple” was officially kicked off on November 21 with a letter sent to every Brother of the Valley soliciting support to repair and preserve our beloved Scottish Rite Temple in Charlotte. Since that time, about 350 of you have made a donation! Thank you! We are currently alresdy over $32,000! But we still need your help, if you did not receive your letter, please open the file posted on this site. For convenience, YOUR Scottish Rite now accepts credit cards over the phone for contributions to this campaign, the Rite Care Clinic and for paying your annual membership dues. For additional information, please call the Valley Secretary at 704-365-3579 or email scottishrite@bellsouth.net [Read more...]

Charlotte’s Scottish Rite Temple Opens to Public

The white brick building on Randolph Road is no longer for sale. The membership of Charlotte’s Scottish Rite Masons voted recently to take the building off the market and engage in preservation project to bring it back to its “days of glory” when is was first built in 1978.

Back then, the membership bulged beyond 9,000, so they built a large 40,000+ square foot facility with a full size commercial kitchen and dining hall that can seat over 500 people. In addition there is a theater with tiered and balcony seating and a full production stage that can seat over 900!

Today, membership has declined to around four thousand, so the need to utilize all of that space is not the necessity that it once was. According to Tom Stroozas, General Secretary and long-time Scottish Rite Mason, the facility is overbuilt for our current membership needs. “Yes, we are losing members, but so are religious and other fraternal organizations. But in spite of that, we are not going out of business”. So in an effort to share the building’s beauty, mystery and amenities with the general public, the Charlotte Scottish Rite has decided to open the facility up for special community and theatrical events. [Read more...]