Ernest Everett Just Lodge No. 27

Our history began when a Warrant of Constitution was given in open Grand Lodge, under the Hands of our Grand Officers, and the Seal of our Grand Lodge at St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, on September 16, 2021. The Consecration was made, on November 14, 2021, Assembledin Grand Communication in St. Croix, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge, Virgin Islands, F &AM., PHA, Inc. Ernest Everett Just Lodge No. 27 St. Petersburg, Florida, Jurisdiction of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, F&AM., PHA, was established. 

The founding members and lodge officers were:

· Worshipful Master Johnny D. Mercer

· Senior Warden Anthony Bryant

· Junior Warden Kevin Hill

· Secretary Richard Long

· Treasury Laharold Woodhouse

· District Deputy Grand Master Antonio Landers

· Past Master Denzel Howard

· Past Master Rawls S. Somersall Sr.

The Lodge is named after Dr. Ernest Everett Just.  He is a founding member and adviser of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Dr. Just is recognized for his work with cell surfaces in the development of organisms.

As Worshipful Master, my responsibility was to establish goals that would serve as the foundation to grow and nurture the new lodge. With this motivation, two major goals were established for the lodge. Our goals became to increase Lodge membership, and for lodge members to possess Masonic proficiency.

Over the year we successfully built lodge membership from nine members to over 30 members and counting. The newly created Master Masons Class Members were:

Class Genesis: Raised April 2, 2022

Black, Ricardo              Farrar, Brodrick

Harris, Michael A.      Landers, Chance

McClellan, Demetrius       Raine, Rodney

Sallis, Kenneth             Smith, Sheldon
 

Class Ashlar: Raised June 25, 2022

Brown, Michael Darwin         Doby, Leon Anthony

Jones, Xavier Alexander             Landers, Tyreke

Magee, James D             Somersall, William James Devon
Class : Raised April 15, 2023

Thomas, Anthony                    Morrissette, Bobby

Williams, Skye                        Chambliss, Adrian

Willis, Calvin

Class : Raised June 1 2024

Edwards, Ural

Class : Raised August 9 2025

     Rivera   III, Jesus    

Elected Worshipful Masters

2022-Johnny D. Mercer
2023-Kevin Hill

2024-Juan Burney

2025-Sheldon Smith