I recently moved to augusta Ga and i dont know anyone here or any masons. i want to know how do i become a mason.......... can anyone just go to a lodge and join? Where do i begin?
Masonry is a pretty serious undertaking. Masons are reluctant to sign your petition unless they are very aware of your good character and behavior. Without knowing a Mason of at least a year, it would be difficult to get him to sign your petition.
If you are from Georgia, it might be easier to petition a lodge in your home area, and have the degrees done in the Augusta area if your petition is accepted. If not, then contact a few lodges nearby, and when you are comfortable that a lodge has members you would like to fellowship with (each lodge seems to have a different 'flavor'), spend some time letting the members getting to know you and then see if your new friends would agree to sign your petition.
from the internet, some Augusta lodges:
Grand Lodge of F&AM of GA:
Clarence H. Cohen Lodge #749, 3412 Washington Rd, Martinez, GA. 1st Sat 10:00 am 3rd Sat Apr. Contact: Jerry Lamar DeRamus, 4603 Black Road, Augusta, 30906 (706) 772-9049
Fleming Lodge #718, 2008 Lumpkin Rd, Augusta, GA, 3rd Mon, 8:00 pm Contact: Vernon William Childress, 3753 Woodcock Dr., Hephzibah, 30815 (706) 793-8034
George Walton Lodge #699, 3006 Damascus Rd, Augusta, GA, 2nd Thu, 8:00 pm, Contact: Roy H. Stampley, Jr., 3101 Wyman St., Augusta, 30906 (706) 798-7691
John S. Davidson Lodge #677, 3201 Wrightsboro Rd, Augusta, GA, 2nd Thu, 8:00 pm, Contact: Frank H. Mixon, 952 Old Louisville Road, Harlem 30814 (706) 556-9940
Social Lodge #1, 3201 Wrightsboro Rd Augusta, GA, 2nd Tue, 7:00 pm, Contact: Henry Franklin Toole, Sr., 1436 Heath St.Augusta 30904; (706) 736-2447
Webb Lodge #166, 3201 Wrightsboro Rd, Augusta, GA, 3rd Mon, 8:00 pm, Contact: T. Gregory Oblak, 4621 Woodbridge Ct. Evans 30809; (706) 863-4965
MW Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Georgia:
Gibraltar Lodge #265, Wrens, Contact: Lionusetus Watson
Meets: 2nd/4th Fridays 7pm
Crawfordville Lodge #266, Crawfordville, Contact:Floyd Bowman
Meets: 1st/3rd Wednesdays 8pm
St. Barnabus Lodge #91, Warrenton, Contact: Ricky Tarver
Meets: 2nd/4th Fridays 8pm
New Era Lodge #107, Augusta, Contact: Kevin L. Black
Meets: 1st/3rd Wednesdays 8pm
Compass Lodge #160, Sparta, Contact: Michael Heath
Meets: 1st/3rd Tuesdays 8pm
Bannaker Lodge #3, Augusta, Contact: Basil Jarrett
Meets: 2nd/4th Mondays 8pm
Good luck!
S&F