About the Lodge
A lineage of brothers, united across generations.
Meudell-Oildale Lodge #695 is a final product of several lodges. The current name comes from the merger of two lodges, Meudell Lodge and Oildale Lodge. At the start of 2019, the finalization of a merger with Libertas-Security Lodge and Meudell-Oildale Lodge was finalized.
Asa Meudell
Asa Meudell, the namesake of the Meudell Lodge, was involved in many Bakersfield activities in the 40's and 50's. A newspaper clipping from Feb 4th, 1948 states he presided over a talk to the Engineering Club about Frequency Modulation (now called FM) and Television.
Asa Meudell passed away in 1994, a 50+ year member of Masonry.
History and Lodge Mergers
Through the decades, several Bakersfield-area lodges joined together to become what is now Meudell-Oildale Lodge #695 — preserving the legacy of each predecessor while strengthening the brotherhood for generations to come.
Leaders like Past Master Jerry Walsh have helped guide the Lodge through these mergers, ensuring continuity of ritual, fellowship, and service to the community.
Sponsors of DeMolay
We are the proud sponsoring Lodge of the Bakersfield DeMolay. Asa Meudell was the founding chapter dad for the Bakersfield Chapter of the DeMolay.
"Brotherly Love, Relief, and Truth."