What We Believe

We the Brethren of Bivouac Lodge #503, Prince Hall Masons, believe that man is created to serve. We strive to govern our lives in the service of The Eternal Grand Master of the Universe, our families, and the totality of mankind. We also believe that man, especially the Black man, is an endangered species. We, and all Prince Hall Masons, work ceaselessly to reverse this devastating trend plaguing the African American family and community.

Having ourselves traveled from darkness to LIGHT, our progressive endeavor is to inspire others to do the same. We are profoundly alarmed by the character of the majority of public role models, of which our young black men are seeking to emulate. Thus, we believe it is our solemn obligation to provide them with an enlighten alternative. Therefore we discernibly crave to exercise authority over our earthly existence, while traveling through this plain.

If asked what is our greatest hope; or for what cause have we voluntarily offered ourselves, to the service of GOD, family, and mankind. Our answer would be a simple one: “Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil” (Ecclesiastes 12:13-14 (King James Version).