Empire Chapter No. 2108

Warranted 1888  ·  Active Today

Empire Chapter No. 2108 was warranted on 2 May 1888 and consecrated on 9 January 1889 — three years after the Lodge itself. It carries the same number and the same spirit: international in membership, serious in purpose, continuous in service.

Empire Chapter came within sight of closure in 2023. Ten Companions stepped forward. Their decision preserved 135 years of Royal Arch Masonry under this number. Since then, five further Brethren have been Exalted — including a double exaltation — and the Chapter they helped to save continues to grow.

Today all ceremony is conducted by the Chapter's own officers, working Aldersgate ritual, to a high standard and without external support. The Chapter has exalted Companions at every meeting since its revival. It is a healthy, forward-looking body — and a natural home for members of Empire Lodge who wish to complete their Masonic journey in the Royal Arch.

The Chapter’s principal feeder Lodges are Nelson Lodge No. 700 and Motherland Lodge No. 3861 — a Lodge with its own distinguished history whose members have long found a home in the Chapter. Further details of Motherland Lodge may be found at motherland3861.org.

Royal Arch Masonry is, under the English Constitution, the completion of a Freemason's journey in the Craft. The Chapter meets under the Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England.

Lodge and Chapter share the same name, the same number, and the same banner. They are a matched pair — as they were always intended to be — and today they move forward together, with a shared membership and a common purpose, toward the 150th anniversary of Empire Lodge in 2035.

CONVOCATION DATES — EVENING MEETINGS

Fourth Wednesday in January  ·  Third Wednesday in April (Installation)  ·  Fourth Tuesday in October

Chapter of Instruction (Aldersgate working) meets every Thursday evening at Freemasons' Hall.