About - Beehive Lodge #779
Beehive Lodge #779 located in Apopka, Florida.
Beehive Lodge, masonic lodge, Apopka
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Officers

Ricky McGhee

Ricky McGhee
Worshipful Master

Reggie Peoples

Reggie Peoples
Senior Warden

Jerrell Watson

Jerrell Watson
Junior Warden

Curtis Williams Jr.

Curtis Williams Jr.
Secretary

Kenneth Bryant

PM Kenneth Bryant
Assistant District Deputy

Beehive History

lodge officers

At the “Will And Pleasure” of Past Grand Master, Anthony T. Stafford to have a regular Prince Hall Masonic Lodge in the city of Apopka. Three men, Sterling D. Redding, Lonnie Jackson, and William Talmadge Robinson IV founded The Beehive Study Club on August 15, 2013. The purpose of the study club would be to come together and study the principles of Freemasonry while also providing minor assistance to members of the Apopka community. By November of 2013 the study club had grown from three members to twelve members. On December 3, 2013, Mr. Sterling D. Redding petitioned the Most Worshipful Union Grand Lodge, Most Ancient and Honorable Fraternity Free and Accepted Masons Prince Hall Affiliated, Florida and Belize Central America Jurisdiction, Incorporated for admittance into the jurisdiction.

Beehive Lodge No. 779 was chartered on February 21, 2014, in Apopka, Florida. The original members of Beehive Lodge are: Sterling D. Redding, William Talmadge Robinson IV, Lonnie Jackson, Howard Maddox, John Ranglin, Michael Eric Scott, Mark Jones, William Munson, Mike Mitchell, Kenny Wilson, Joe Brown, and Frank Francois. Junior Grand Warden Gus Harris installed the following officers at the chartering ceremony:

  • Worshipful Master: Sterling D. Redding
  • Senior Warden: Lonnie Jackson
  • Junior Warden: William Talmadge Robinson IV
  • Secretary: John Ranglin
  • Treasurer: Howard Maddox
  • Trustee 3 years: Joe Brown
  • Trustee 2 years: Kenny Wilson
  • Trustee 1 year: Howard Maddox

The following officers were appointed:

  • Senior Deacon: Michael Eric Scott
  • Junior Deacon: Mark Jones
  • Senior Steward: William Munson
  • Junior Steward: Mike Mitchell
  • Chaplain: Kenny Wilson
  • Marshal: Joe Brown
  • Tyler: Frank Francois

On March 7, 2014 Mr. Theron Waters was accepted into Beehive Lodge No. 779 by a unanimous vote of the membership.

Notable Charitable Donations

  1. Purchasing of new chairs for New Life Pentecostal Church.
  2. Monetary donation to Phyllis Wheatley Elementary School to purchase Christmas gifts for underprivileged students.
  3. Clothing give-away to the members of the Apopka community.