Abbotsford Masonic Hall

A place to call their own

This building is located on the same property it was originally built on in 1912, although it was re-positioned on the lot in 1951. Abbotsford Lodge No. 70, who commissioned the building and owns it today, got its admittedly uncreative name because the Grand Lodge of BC used the name on the Railway maps to denote the Lodge.  Name aside, the construction and continued existence of this building demonstrates the dedication and tenacity of Freemasons in Abbotsford who, despite the hardships and rough living of the time, wanted a Lodge of their own and made it happen.  The Cornerstone was laid in a Masonic ceremony on May 18, 1912. You can see a picture of this in the Lodge histories below. 

Fellowship, Charity and Sacrifice 

This Masonic Hall not only houses Abbotsford Lodge No. 70 but also Pacific Lodge No. 16 from Mission, the Order of the Eastern Star Electra Chapter and the Bethel of Jobs Daughters No. 20.  These last two Masonic Bodies are comprised of Women and Men and the latter is specifically for young women. Both Lodges donate to local charities like the Canucks Children’s Hospice House and food banks as well as providing Remembrance Day wreaths and bursaries to local youth going to university.  A member of this Lodge, Brother James Blaylock, perished in the D Day liberation of France; he was 33.  Find out more about how the Lodge remembers him and other interesting stories in the full Lodge histories below.