Jim Barr
Premium Member
Hi!
I'm Jim Barr, and I'm a Chicago native transplanted into the beautiful Upstate of South Carolina on 15 1/2 acres of farmland with cattle and horses, and I work in Anderson, SC as an IT professional.
I was raised a Master Mason at Divver Lodge #349 AFM in Anderson, SC, and am very active in Freemasonry, particularly the York Rite. I am currently honored to have been elected the R.I. Deputy Grand Master for the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of South Carolina, and am looking forward to a very busy year next year!
Membership in all aspects of the Craft (at least in South Carolina) is waning, and we face many challenges to increase membership, promote attendance, improve retention, and generally to just ensure that we will survive as an organization. Sadly these are all things that I'm sure many lodges and Masonic bodies face.
I love frequenting Masonic forums to see how Freemasonry is practiced around the country and around the world, so I hope to be active here.
I'm Jim Barr, and I'm a Chicago native transplanted into the beautiful Upstate of South Carolina on 15 1/2 acres of farmland with cattle and horses, and I work in Anderson, SC as an IT professional.
I was raised a Master Mason at Divver Lodge #349 AFM in Anderson, SC, and am very active in Freemasonry, particularly the York Rite. I am currently honored to have been elected the R.I. Deputy Grand Master for the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of South Carolina, and am looking forward to a very busy year next year!
Membership in all aspects of the Craft (at least in South Carolina) is waning, and we face many challenges to increase membership, promote attendance, improve retention, and generally to just ensure that we will survive as an organization. Sadly these are all things that I'm sure many lodges and Masonic bodies face.
I love frequenting Masonic forums to see how Freemasonry is practiced around the country and around the world, so I hope to be active here.