Welcome to the Ansar Shriners page. Our Temple is located at 630 S. 6th Street in Springfield, Illinois. Our telephone number is (217) 525-1771. Ansar, which was chartered July 13, 1915, is number 13 in seniority, besides Ansar, there are four other Temples in Illinois: Ainad, East St. Louis; Medinah, Chicago; Mohammed, Peoria; Tebala, Rockford…as a Noble, you are always welcome at all of them! The word Ansar is Arabic and means “those Who Give Aid”. Our closest hospital is Shriners Hospital for Children, located at 4400 Clayton Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63110 and can be reached at (314) 432-3600. The hospital would welcome a visit from you and your family. We also refer a number of children to the hospital in Chicago and the burn hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio Thanks for stopping by. Come back and visit again.