Nur Lodge No. 2000

NUR LODGE No. 2000

Who We Are

Who We Are

Nur Lodge No. 2000 is a bilingual Lodge of Freemasons chartered on May 26th, 2000, under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of the Free and Accepted Masons (FAAM) of the District of Columbia.

The Lodge performs the ritual in Turkish language, in Emulation form, at the Singleton Temple in Washington DC.

Its members are mainly Turks residing in Washington DC metropolitan area, Americans of Turkish heritage or in love with Turkey and interested in maintaining a close masonic link with Turkey and Turks living in Turkey and the rest of the world who frequently come to the United States for professional, academic or scientific reasons.

As a lodge, we strive to be active in our community. We have various charitable and educational events throughout the year, as well as social occasions. Some events are for members only, but many include our families.

Creation of Nur Lodge

The idea to create Nur Lodge started in 1988. There were meetings between a number of Turkish Brethren and M.W. Robert B. Heyat on this idea and eventually it became an active project of the International Relations Committee of the Grand Lodge of District of Columbia, F.A.A.M, and the Grand Lodge of Turkey. A number of meetings and discussions were conducted in the Committee and with the Grand Lodge of Turkey, and once the core officers and the founding members were identified, a petition to form the Lodge was presented to the Grand Master, M.W. Dan L. Frederick.

The first organizational meeting of Nur Lodge and installation of the officers was held on Saturday afternoon June 5, 1999.

Our Mission & Values

Nur Lodge's mission is to promote personal growth and improve the lives of others. We take responsibility for the well-being of our brothers, our families, and the community as a whole. We value respect, kindness, tolerance, and our differences — religious, ethnic, cultural, generational, and educational, and strive for harmony in our individual lives, in our lodge, and in the global community.

We are true to the history of our Lodge and the history, ritual and rules of Freemasonry. We promote and protect the mental, social and physical well-being of our members, candidates and their families. We are active in the communities in which we live as individual members.