Royal Arch Chapter No. 253 has met in Carrickfergus since it was constituted in 1873. The Chapter continues the Royal Arch degree for Companions in the town, meeting in the Chapter Room at the Masonic Centre.
The Chapter meets at 7.30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of February, April, June, October and December. The Installation is held at 6.30 p.m. in December, and the Mark Master Mason Installation in November.
When lost among nettles, ye'll find if ye search, my stone o'remembrance is marked wi' an arch.
— Bro. James Orr, 1770–1816