{"id":58,"date":"2017-04-15T19:41:42","date_gmt":"2017-04-15T19:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/?page_id=58"},"modified":"2017-05-28T18:57:16","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T18:57:16","slug":"grand-council","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/grand-council\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Council"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Grand Council, formerly Grand Council of the Patriarchal Order of Past Grand Masters of the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows. Peter Ogden received and brought to America the first dispensation for a Grand Council (now Past Grand Masters Council) for Council Officers of Philomathen Lodge # 646 of New York. <\/strong><strong>Members of the Council serve as instructors to lodges and male members.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"375\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/grand-council\/bro-mervyn-fynes-most-worthy-grand-master-grand-council\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bro.-Mervyn-Fynes-Most-Worthy-Grand-Master-Grand-Council.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Bro. Mervyn Fynes, Most Worthy Grand Master-Grand Council\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bro.-Mervyn-Fynes-Most-Worthy-Grand-Master-Grand-Council.jpg?fit=720%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-375\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bro.-Mervyn-Fynes-Most-Worthy-Grand-Master-Grand-Council.jpg?resize=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bro.-Mervyn-Fynes-Most-Worthy-Grand-Master-Grand-Council.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bro.-Mervyn-Fynes-Most-Worthy-Grand-Master-Grand-Council.jpg?resize=113%2C150&amp;ssl=1 113w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/guoofamerica.com\/guoof\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Bro.-Mervyn-Fynes-Most-Worthy-Grand-Master-Grand-Council.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Most Worthy Grand Master Mervyn A. Fynes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Bro Mervyn A Fynes Was Born in Nassau Bahamas 25th March,1943,<\/p>\n<p>Bro Fynes Is Married To Mrs Mary Wilson , This union was bless with<\/p>\n<p>Five children two sons And Three daughters, He Is a Devoted Baptist, Attends<\/p>\n<p>New Destiny Baptist Church .<\/p>\n<p>Bro Fynes Served The Grand United Order Of Oddfellows With Distinction<\/p>\n<p>In The Following Capacities.<\/p>\n<p>He Is A Member Of Aurora Lodge #810 Nassau Bahamas, For over 25 Years,<\/p>\n<p>A member of Council #40 And Patriachy #56 Nassau Bahamas For 15 Year<\/p>\n<p>He Serve In All Office In Aurora Lodge , And presently serving as Noble Grand.<\/p>\n<p>He further Serve as District Grand Master Of District Grand Lodge #29, From<\/p>\n<p>1999 \u2013 2014, Grand Scribe Of Grand conference 2006 \u2013 2010 Depty Grand Master<\/p>\n<p>Of Grand Conference 2010 -2014 and now serving for a second term as Worthy<\/p>\n<p>Grand Master Of Grand Conference. At 62nd B M C Held In Rochester 1n 2016<\/p>\n<p>He Was given the August Title of Honary Past Grand Master Of The committee<\/p>\n<p>Of Management. He Is A Retired police officer , after serving 35 years on the Royal<\/p>\n<p>Bahamas Police Force. 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Peter Ogden received and brought to America the first dispensation for a Grand Council (now Past Grand Masters Council) for Council Officers of Philomathen Lodge # 646 of New York. Members of the Council serve as instructors to lodges and male members. Most Worthy Grand Master Mervyn A. Fynes Bro Mervyn A Fynes Was Born in Nassau Bahamas 25th March,1943, Bro Fynes Is Married To Mrs Mary Wilson , This union was bless with Five children two sons And Three daughters, He Is a Devoted Baptist, Attends New Destiny Baptist Church . Bro Fynes Served The Grand United Order Of Oddfellows With Distinction In The Following Capacities. He Is A Member Of Aurora Lodge #810 Nassau Bahamas, For over 25 Years, A member of Council #40 And Patriachy #56 Nassau Bahamas For 15 Year He Serve In All Office In Aurora Lodge , And presently serving as Noble Grand. He further Serve as District Grand Master Of District Grand Lodge #29, From 1999 \u2013 2014, Grand Scribe Of Grand conference 2006 \u2013 2010 Depty Grand Master Of Grand Conference 2010 -2014 and now serving for a second term as Worthy Grand Master Of Grand Conference. At 62nd B M C Held In Rochester 1n 2016 He Was given the August Title of Honary Past Grand Master Of The committee Of Management. He Is A Retired police officer , after serving 35 years on the Royal Bahamas Police Force. 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