The beginning

 On October 24, 2018, MW William M. Sardone, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of F & AM of the State of New York, upon the request of three warranted Lodges of the District Grand Lodge of Syria-Lebanon, authorized and empowered the formation of the “Grand Lodge of the Free & Accepted Masons of Lebanon” in the Republic of Lebanon. 

The founding Lodges, Fakhrudin Lodge # 1903, Chouf Lodge # 1906 and Ani Lodge # 1911,  were legitimate, regular, recognized and  chartered by the Grand Lodge of F & AM of the State of New York.  

All three Lodges surrendered their old New York charters and received new charters issued by the Grand Lodge of the F & AM of Lebanon to become: 

Fakhruddin Lodge # 3 , Chouf Lodge # 6 and Ani Lodge # 11.

On November 3, 2018, MW William M. Sardone, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of F & AM of the State of New York, accompanied by MW Jeffrey M. Williamson, PGM, traveled to Beirut Lebanon to officially consecrate the new Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Lebanon. 

Grand Master Sardone immediately proceeded to install the Grand Lodge of the Free & Accepted Masons of Lebanon in their respective Stations and Places in Due and Ancient form.