The Rebekahs (or the Rebekah Lodges) are the former female auxiliary of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
The Rebekahs (or the Rebekah Lodges) are the former female auxiliary of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
The Rebekah Lodges were founded in the early 1850s, largely due to the efforts of an Odd Fellow named Schuyler Colfax. Initially, the Rebekah Degree was granted at Odd Fellow Lodges, but by the 1880s the Rebekahs and Odd Fellows conducted separate lodge activities, as they do today. Although women can now join Odd Fellows Lodges, The Rebekahs are still a strong organization within Odd Fellowship. The Rebekah Lodges get their name from the Biblical character of Rebekah.
Rebekahs observe the Odd Fellows' creed of "Friendship, Love and Truth", and are engaged in many social and charitable activities worldwide.
Wheeling Lodge #45 Meets on the 1st & 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:00pm