Stated Communications: First Mondays at 7:30pm
​December Stated Communication at 5:30pm
​Current Notice
Hampton Lodge No. 204 will next convene on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 for a Special Communication to confer the Entered Apprentice Degree on all available candidates. Dinner will be served at 7:00pm with the degree to follow. 
About Us
Located in Florence, SC - Hampton Lodge No. 204 is a regularly constituted Ancient Craft Lodge in the 27th Masonic District beholden to The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina.
Preferred Attire: Business / Business Casual
"Don't be discouraged by the way brethren fail to use their working tools. Use yours. Show them how it's done. Don't be disenchanted by a lack of zeal shown by your brethren. Let your own zeal become contagious. Make goodness attractive."
- W Bro. Taylor P. Nauta, PM
New River Lodge No. 402, F.&A.M.
​Gonzales, Lousiana
On 20 January 1879, M∴W∴ Bro. Augustine T. Smythe, the Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina, granted a dispensation authorizing the formation of Hampton Lodge, Under Dispensation (U.D.).  The Lodge continued working throughout the year completing many efforts, both administrative and Masonic, and was issued its charter, or warrant of constitution, on 10 December 1879.
While Hampton Lodge No. 204 celebrates over 145 years in Florence, its history has been further vitalized by the integration of two sister Lodges into its venerable ranks:
  • Lucile Lodge No. 276, chartered in 1908, subsequently merged into Hampton Lodge No. 204 on 7 July 1919.
  • Mecca Lodge No. 407, chartered in 1965, subsequently merged into ​Hampton Lodge No. 204 on 1 January 2014.

​Through these unions, Hampton Lodge No. 204 has preserved the legacies of these Lodges within its own, standing today as a testament to their collective history and Masonic labor. 
In Loving Memory
MW Bro. Thomas E. Watson
Grand Master of Masons in South Carolina
Hampton Lodge No. 204, A.F.M.
Jonathan T. Coker, Worshipful Master
R. Dustin James, PGStwd, GHist, Secretary