Are the Rotary Club and Lions Club part of the Freemasonry?

Rotary International and Lions Clubs International are not part of Freemasonry, but they do find their beginnings in Masonry. read more

Freemasonry is positively ancient compared to the Rotary club (founded in 1905) and the Lions Club (found in 1917). The Rotary and Lions clubs are both service clubs, while Freemasonry is a social fraternity. read more

The topic of the talk was “Sharing Freemasonry Within Your Community.” As Kirk-White explains, masons are welcome in Lions Clubs, and vice versa. That Masons recruit from fraternal organizations such as the Lions, Rotary, Kiwanis, etc. is also well-known. read more

- The Rotary was founded in 1905 C.E. during the period when Freemasonry was active in America. - There are several clubs that intellectually and methodologically resemble the Rotary, which are: the Lions, Kiwanis, Exchange, Round Table, Pen and B'nai B'rith (Sons of the Covenant). read more