Our Mission & Vision
Damascus Lodge is dedicated to exemplifying the principles of Friendship, Charity, and Benevolence in the Emporia, Kansas, area and beyond.
Our Lodge, like the Order itself, rests on the ever-recurring needs of man as a social being.
It has beneath it, therefore, a permanent foundation. Resting on this bottom rock, it has a reason for existing as mighty and lasting as the nature of man himself. It has but to be true to itself , keep steadily to the truth which gave it birth, to take and hold its place among the mankind-building and mankind-helping institutions of all future time. The Order of Knights of Pythias is an organized check on the growing selfishness of our times, and Damascus Lodge #445 is an organized opportunity for the development of mutual faith and goodwill as a ground for a more real, restful, and beneficial social life for Emporia and the surrounding community.

Upcoming Meetings & Events
Meetings are on the First Saturday of Each Month at 7pm
June Meeting:
Regular Convention
Saturday, June 4th, 2022, 7pm
Location: VFW Post 7957
District 4 Meeting:
For Sicilian, Damascus, Moniteau & Home State Lodge Members
Sunday, June 26th, 2022
Eat at 11am, meet at 12pm
Location: Sandy’s Restaurant, Blue Springs, MO
July Meeting:
Regular Convention
Saturday, 9th, 2022, 7pm
Location: VFW Post 7957
August Meeting:
Regular Convention
Saturday, August 6t, 2022, 7pm
Location: VFW Post 7957
Pythian Challenge
2nd Annual Disc Golf Tournament
Open to the Public!
Saturday, July 23, 2022 at the Peter Pan Park
Midwest Pythian News
The Latest News & Updates
Grand Council Meets 4/23
As per Grand Secretary Steve Glise: The April 2022 Grand Council Meeting will be held on Saturday, April 23rd at 10:00AM, at Fraternal Lodge #14,...
COVID / Omicron Message from Grand Chancellor Rick Pendleton
We are experiencing a very significant rise in Covid-19 infections again, mainly due to the Omicron variant. Even with the majority vaccinated, and...
Sesquicentennial Convention – Grand Lodge of Missouri’s 150th
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