Lodge Command

Text Message Program

Operated by Lodge Command LLC · Last updated: August 28, 2026

What this program is

Lodge Command is software used by Masonic lodges — private, membership-based fraternal organisations — to communicate with their own dues-paying members. A lodge typically has between 40 and 400 members and meets once or twice a month.

Text messages are sent by a lodge to the men already on its own membership roll. We do not send marketing, we do not message anyone who is not a member of the sending lodge, and no phone number is ever bought, rented, shared, or sold. There is one sender of record: Lodge Command LLC.

What the messages actually say

Every message is transactional and relates to the recipient's own lodge. There are five kinds:

• Meeting reminders — “Friendship Lodge No. 142: Stated Communication is Wed, Sep 2 at 7:30 PM at 142 Main Street. Reply STOP to opt out.”
• Event notices and RSVPs — a degree ceremony, an installation, or a dinner, with a link to reply yes or no.
• Dues reminders — a note that annual dues are outstanding, with the lodge's own payment link.
• Funeral and emergency notices — the passing of a brother, or a cancelled meeting due to weather.
• Lodge ballots and polls — a link for members to record a vote on lodge business.

How a member opts in

There are two ways, and in both the member acts first. We never text anyone to ask them to opt in.

Route 1 — He texts us

The member sends JOIN to 848-373-3676 from his own mobile phone. Nothing is sent to him until he does. He learns the number from his own lodge: read out at a stated communication, printed in the monthly trestle board, emailed by the Secretary, or by scanning a QR code on any of those — which simply opens his messaging app with JOIN already typed in, so he still presses send himself.

The call-to-action, wherever it appears, reads:

“Text JOIN to 848-373-3676 to get meeting reminders, event notices and dues reminders from your lodge. About 2–6 msgs/month. Msg & data rates may apply. Reply HELP for help, STOP to cancel. Terms: lodgecommand.com/terms Privacy: lodgecommand.com/privacy”

His number must already be on his lodge's membership roll. If it is not, he receives a single reply telling him to ask his Secretary, and nothing else — no subscription is created.

Route 2 — He fills in his lodge's form

1. A lodge officer — normally the Secretary — obtains his lodge's unique sign-up link from inside Lodge Command. It has the form https://www.lodgecommand.com/join/<lodge-name>.
2. The Secretary distributes that link to his own members only: read out at a stated meeting, printed in the lodge's monthly trestle board, or emailed to the membership roll. It is not advertised publicly, because only members of that lodge should be on it.
3. The member opens the link and sees a form headed with his lodge's name and number. He enters his email address and, if he wants texts, his mobile number.
4. He must tick a consent box to receive texts. It is unticked by default, and leaving it unticked signs him up for email only. The box reads, verbatim:

   “By checking, you consent to receive event reminders and schedule updates from LODGE COMMAND LLC. Message frequency may vary. Message and data rates may apply, reply HELP for help or STOP to opt-out.”

5. He must separately tick a second box accepting the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
6. On submission we store the exact consent wording shown, his IP address, and a UTC timestamp, against his membership record. No message is sent to any number without such a record.

There is no other route in. A lodge officer cannot enable texts for a member on his behalf, and importing a roster does not opt anyone in — an imported member is email-only until he texts JOIN or completes the form himself.

What he sees straight after opting in

On either route, before any other message, he receives one confirmation text:

“Lodge Command: Subscribed to [his lodge]. ~2-6 msgs/mo: meetings, events, dues. Msg&data rates apply. Reply HELP for help, STOP to cancel.”

It is the same message whichever way he joined. After that he receives only his own lodge's messages, at the frequency stated above.

Frequency

Message frequency varies by lodge and by month. In practice a member receives roughly 2–6 messages per month: typically one meeting reminder, occasional event notices, and a dues reminder once or twice a year.

Cost

Message and data rates may apply. Lodge Command does not charge members anything; the lodge pays for the software.

How to stop messages

Reply STOP to any message to opt out immediately. The reply is processed automatically and no further texts are sent to that number. Reply HELP for help, or email support@lodgecommand.com. A member can also ask his lodge Secretary to switch him back to email.

Carriers

Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.

Privacy

Mobile numbers collected for this program are used only to deliver the messages described above. They are never sold, rented, or shared with third parties for marketing. Full detail is in our Privacy Policy.

Business information

Lodge Command LLC
A Maryland limited liability company
306 W Redwood St, Ste 201, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States
support@lodgecommand.com
www.lodgecommand.com

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