The lodge: An association of ‘spiritual construction workers’.
A person wishing to become a Freemason should apply directly to one of  the lodges on this site.
Dutch Freemasonry has about 6000 members, united in 140 lodges. On average a lodge has about 40 members.
The aim, organisation and symbolic method of Freemasonry has its roots in the medieval building craft. With the former cathedral builders in mind, Freemasons now practice the craft of building in a spiritual form. Freemasons, with their common ideals, feel they are united in an order of ‘spiritual construction workers’.
The lodges are autonomous associations under the law, with notarial established statutes and regulations. They usually meet once a week or every other week. The word ‘lodge’ can also refer to the physical space in which Freemasons meet.
A person who joins a lodge becomes a member of the Order of Freemasons at the same time. The concept ‘order’ can be compared with, for example, the ‘Order of medical specialists’ or ‘Order of lawyers’ , a group of people with the same profession.
The lodges are spread all over the country. 78 municipalities have one or more lodges. In the big cities there are several lodges. The Hague has fourteen, Amsterdam/Amstelveen twelve, Rotterdam eight, Utrecht and Groningen five. Seven municipalities have three lodges, twelve have two and 53 have one lodge.
The order also has lodges in the Dutch Antilles, Surinam, Zimbabwe and South-Africa, which have an administrative organisation in Provincial Grand Lodges.