The 21st Masonic District was officially constituted on July 1st, 2017 under the jurisdiction of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Florida. During the proceedings of the 188th Grand Communication legislation was passed requiring the redisticting of ever Masonic district and zone in the State of Florida, as a result the 24th Masonic District in Polk County and the 25th Masonic District in Hardee and Highlands counties became the new 21st Masonic District which would now consist of fifteen lodges in a 100 mile radius traversing through the Central and West Central regions.
M:.W:. Richard Hoover, Grand Master of Florida appointed R:.W:. Lowell Thomas Craze of Fort Meade Lodge No. 160 to serve as the first District Deputy Grand Master of the 21st Masonic Distirct. Sadly R:.W:. Craze passed to the Celestial Lodge Above on August 31, 2018 two month after completing his term as the District Deputy Grand Master. He remains revered by all of the Brethren in the district.
On December 28, 2020 Bowling Green Lodge No. 121 and Fort Meade Lodge No. 160 merged with Fort Meade No. 160 as the surviving lodge. The number of lodges in the district shrunk to fourteen.
M:.W:. Richard Hoover, Grand Master of Florida appointed R:.W:. Lowell Thomas Craze of Fort Meade Lodge No. 160 to serve as the first District Deputy Grand Master of the 21st Masonic Distirct. Sadly R:.W:. Craze passed to the Celestial Lodge Above on August 31, 2018 two month after completing his term as the District Deputy Grand Master. He remains revered by all of the Brethren in the district.
On December 28, 2020 Bowling Green Lodge No. 121 and Fort Meade Lodge No. 160 merged with Fort Meade No. 160 as the surviving lodge. The number of lodges in the district shrunk to fourteen.
Brothers who served faithfully as District Deputy Grand Master in the 21st Masonic District
- 2017-2018 R:.W:. Lowell Thomas Craze, Fort Meade Lodge No. 160†
- 2018-2019 M:.W:. Stanley R. Foulke, Lake Wales Lodge No. 242¹
- 2019-2020 R:.W:. John R. Miller, Travelers Lodge No. 390
- 2020-2021 R:.W:. Anthony L. Pickren, Corinthian Lodge No. 191
- 2021-2022 R:.W:. Conrad Pearce Dreadin, Travelers Lodge No. 390
- 2022-2023 R:.W:. Gary Gordon, Sebring Lodge No. 249
- 2023-2024 R:.W:. Thomas Simpson, Poinciana Lodge No. 227
- 2024-2025 R:.W:. Kenneth "Bear" Barefield, Poinciana Lodge No. 227
- 2025-2026 R:.W:. Jason Harper, Kathleen Lodge No. 338
† Deceased
¹ Also served as Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Alaska F. & A. M. in 1997.
¹ Also served as Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Alaska F. & A. M. in 1997.