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Special Conclave Concludes With David Kussman Restored to Office
The Special Conclave of the Grand Encampment met yesterday in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Almost 300 voting delegates made the trip to the seat...
Mar 13, 20223 min read


March Message From the Right Eminent Past Grand Generalissimo
S.K. David Kussman, Right Eminent Past Grand Generalissimo of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar sends the following letter to all...
Feb 19, 20224 min read

Letter to All Sir Knights From "Concerned Officers of the Grand Encampment" States Need for Conclave
The following letter was received today. You may download the letter here: I've cut and pasted the content below. To All Sir Knights...
Feb 15, 202211 min read


Fear Not: The Resolutions of the Special Conclave Can Be Considered by the Grand Encampment!
Despite what the Grand Encampment Jurisprudence Committee has attempted to construe, the resolutions proposed in the Call to Conclave are...
Feb 15, 20227 min read


Grand Commander of California and Member of the GE Jurisprudence Committee Speaks Out!
In the February 2022 issue of the California Knight Templar newsletter, S.K. David Studley, addresses the Special Conclave. S.K. David is...
Feb 2, 20221 min read


A New Year's Letter to the Sir Knights of the Grand Encampment
A TOPICAL STUDY OF INTEGRITY: THE FORGOTTEN VIRTUE I was requested by Past Supreme Worthy President, Mrs. Carl W. Wunsche, to fill-in for...
Jan 25, 202210 min read
The Motion Made by The Grand Commandery of Ohio to Asses Fees Against Call Is out of Order
The Special Conclave has been formally adopted. Pursuant to Section 4 of the Constitution, the Grand Master has the power to schedule the...
Jan 21, 20221 min read


Questions to Consider for the Special Conclave
1.Does the Grand Master Have Implied Authority to Remove an Elected Grand Officer Without Cause or Due Process (Notice and Hearing)? This...
Jan 21, 20228 min read
REGISTRATION FOR THE CALL TO CONCLAVE
The Grand Master has not yet announced the call to conclave, formerly adopted by the requisite number Grand Commanderies, instead...
Jan 10, 20221 min read


Statement of Past Grand Master Nelson Re. Recent Developments of the Grand Encampment
The following is a statement written by S.K. Jeffrey N. Nelson concerning the importance of the business to be presented and discussed...
Dec 21, 20215 min read


Grand Master of Grand Encampment Pronounces Great Priory of America CBCS a Regular, Non-Templar Body
In an historic decision issued November 10, 2021, the Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, Michael B. Johnson, has...
Nov 12, 20213 min read


The Call to Conclave Is Adopted!
As of Nov 9, 2021, twelve Grand Commanderies have adopted the Call to Conclave. Section 4(b) of the Constitution of the Grand Encampment...
Nov 10, 20215 min read


In the Belly of the Beast: Important Updates from the Knight Templar SW Dept Conference in Las Vegas
The Southwest Department Conference of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar was convened on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at the Golden...
Nov 8, 20214 min read

York Rite Sovereign College of North America Also Suspends KT Requirement for Membership!
In an action similar to the Convent General of the KYCH, the York Rite Sovereign College of North America suspended the requirement for...
Nov 8, 20211 min read

CBCS Members Will Retain Membership in KYCH if Grand Encampment Expels Them
KYCH issues order enabling Sir Knights expelled from the Grand Encampment over membership in the Great Priory of America, CBCS, to...
Oct 25, 20211 min read


S.K. David Kussman Issues Letter of Protest to Grand Master Johnson:
"Justice's blindfold may be a Masonic hoodwink, but her sword is a Templar blade!" S.K. David Kussman, removed from office as Deputy...
Oct 5, 20214 min read


Stop What You Are Doing, and Don't Exercise Your Constitutional Right!
S.K. Tom Tsirimokos, Chairman of the Grand Encampment Committee on Jurisprudence, Sends Letter Condemning Constitutional Right to Call to...
Sep 28, 20218 min read


S.K. Johnson Accuses S.K. Kussman of Malfeasance for “Secret Deal” with the GPA
In an email widely circulated among Knights Templar in explanation of his actions, S.K. Michael B. Johnson, Grand Master of the Grand...
Sep 20, 20216 min read


Salt Lake City Masonic Temple Offers Grand Encampment Facility for Special Conclave - for Free!
Exorbitant amounts have been quoted by the Grand Master of the Grand Encampment enumerating the expenses for the Special Conclave....
Sep 18, 20211 min read
The CBCS Does Not Confer the First Three Degrees of Freemasonry and Neither Does the Scottish Rite
Much ado is being made by the Grand Master that the CBCS has some secret intention to confer the first three degrees of masonry and that...
Sep 18, 20213 min read
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