


CAPITULAR MASONRY
The Royal Arch is the continuation of Craft Freemasonry. Its members, called Companions, meet in Chapters under the jurisdiction of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of Missouri, and they in turn under the voluntary jurisdiction of the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, International, thus constituting the largest Masonic body in the world.The Chapter confers four degrees (Capitular Degrees), giving a complete story of Masonic symbolism, in the following order:
Mark Master
Past Master
Most Excellent Master
Royal Arch
2025-2026
Springfield Chapter #15 Officers

High Priest: EC Dale Lovelace
King: Ray Province
Scribe: Paul Luce
Treasurer: VEC Christopher Story, PHP
Secretary: VEC Greg Walker, PHP
Captain of the Host: Mark Johnsen
Principal Sojourner: Michael Spence
Royal Arch Captain: Michael Rice
Master of the Third Veil: Don Bell
Master of the Second Veil: Lee Cook
Master of the First Veil: Josh Kelley
Sentinel: EC Bart Cardetti, PHP
Chaplain: EC James Arnold, PHP