St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church Annville, PA 44 years after Funk Construction completed St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, they oversaw the renovation of the sanctuary, nave, and narthex to complete Beers + Hoffman Architecture designs for St. Paul the Apostle Parish project to “Place Christ in the Center of Our Lives”. This involved…
Unitarian Church of Harrisburg Harrisburg, PA The result of an in-depth facility study, the Unitarian Church of Harrisburg was refreshed while respecting its Mid-Century Modern Architecture heritage. The most visible change is the larger wood platform in the sanctuary with a new larger “Rood Screen” at the massive northern window. This frontispiece is constructed with…
Westminster Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall After completing the multi-phase master plan for the church campus (beginning in 2019), Beers + Hoffman Architecture designed the Fellowship Hall addition, 5,805 SF, to compliment the wonderful historically accurate sanctuary space. Banquet sized accommodations hosting up to 350 guests and a new 1,485 SF kitchen allows larger events for…
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Lebanon, PA St. Luke’s Episcopal Church is one of the most dramatically beautiful churches in Pennsylvania. Funded by the well known Coleman family in 1889, it has been an honor for Beers + Hoffman to work with the congregation on numerous projects, keeping the special architectural and historical context uppermost in…
Trinity Bible Fellowship Church The culmination of a nearly 6-year process, Beers + Hoffman Architecture was pleased to celebrate the dedication of a new family life center with the congregation of Trinity Bible Fellowship Church in Blandon, PA. Following our selection through a competitive design proposal process, we worked with the church’s building committee to…
Calvary Chapel In their commitment to offering a ministerial presence in downtown Lebanon, PA, Calvary Chapel has renovated and reopened its doors to serve the people. The Calvary Chapel project consisted of major reconfiguration and repurposing of 9,600 sf of existing basement space, a vestibule addition, and 10,000 sf of renovations to the first floor…
Lititz Trinity Church Lititz, PA As is the case with many of our design clients, Beers + Hoffman Architecture has a long-time relationship with Lititz Trinity Church. The most recent success was the major updates to their beautiful sanctuary. The goal was to better welcome future attendees by responding to the next generation’s expectations on…
Fellowship Community Church Mt. Laurel, NJ At Beers + Hoffman, we are familiar with walking with our religious clients for many years as their projects develop. Fellowship Community Church in Mount Laurel is such an example. Having been made aware of our work with Faith Church in Allentown, they reached out to us to inquire…
St. George Malankara Orthodox Church Fairless Hills, PA Master planning for multi-phase additions to the existing church. The first phase is planned as an extension of the church sanctuary to the east to allow worship for over 400. Future phases add a new larger fellowship hall and kitchen with restrooms, an office and classroom addition,…
Marlton Assembly of God Marlton, NJ The leadership team at Marlton Assembly of God, in a demonstration of faith during the pandemic lockdown and in commitment to their congregation, engaged our team to complete their vision for a new addition. Working from our previously designed sketches and studies, we understood the structural limitations of the…
Holy Apostles Orthodox Church Mechanicsburg, PA Founded in June 2004 as a mission parish, Holy Apostles Orthodox Church was worshipping in a rented office suite space serving as a semi-permanent chapel when our firm first met them. The church had just purchased 13-plus acre site in a lovely rural setting, as a vision was being…
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church Camp Hill, PA As Trinity Camp Hill re-opened their doors after the pandemic, the congregation was also greeted by the most recent renovations to their important historic Evangelical Lutheran Church. With the main intention to create a “more open and welcoming” feel for new guests, Beers + Hoffman Architecture designed the…
GracePoint Evangelical Free Church Palmyra, PA GracePoint Evangelical Free Church began their ministry in a humble pre-engineered metal building fabrication shop. Drawing from these beginnings, the choice was made to use the same type of building. When our team was brought on board, we were tasked with maximizing the potential of a new pre-engineered metal…
Holy Infant Catholic Church Manchester, PA As their congregational family grew, Holy Infant Catholic Church’s Parish found itself on the eastern most portion of its parish boundary. While their existing two story church and education building had served their congregational needs well, the parish was faced with aging buildings that were not fully accessible and…
Faith Church Allentown, PA Faith Church is a large, and growing, Evangelical congregation. The three-story addition solved numerous space/programming issues for the church. A new secure nursery area is located adjacent to the largest worship space with children’s Christian education rooms on the floor above. The Youth program completes the top floor and permits the…
Bright Side Baptist Church Lancaster, PA Bright Side Baptist Church sits on a tight urban site. One vertically-designed building functions as two facilities the sacred sanctuary space (seating over 900) is both joined and separated from the community center. The Opportunities Center shares a gymnasium, banquet/stage area and classrooms with the church and provides the…
Highland Presbyterian Church Lancaster, PA Improved circulation was a crucial design gesture as a major new wing was added to the existing Highland Presbyterian church. A large well-lit lobby narthex connects all major components of the building and becomes a “market-place” for ministry tables. The addition (26,800 sf) and renovations (34,800 sf) unified the structure…
Fawn United Methodist Church Fawn Grove, PA The congregation at Fawn United Methodist Church engaged Beers + Hoffman for the sensitive reconstruction of a sanctuary & lobby addition (13,000 sf) to replace the original sanctuary destroyed by fire in 2005. While the massing of the steeple with a pair of gable roofs references the former…
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church Lancaster, PA Needing both a larger sanctuary while also improving the connection between the congregation and the pastor were the impetus to the new addition (28,700 sf). A radial layout for the worship space was the successful solution. With a beautiful new pipe organ, state-of-the-art sound & lighting systems, and…
Calvary Church Lancaster, PA Calvary Church‘s new facility permitted the growing congregation to join their multiple services into one worship service by providing a 2,600 seat sanctuary. While growth has now led again to multiple services, the church impacts both its local community and world ministries. While the 198,800 sf size of this facility could…
Saint John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church York, PA Saint John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church takes the ancient form of a basilica with a center dome and side apses creates the historical cross plan which enhances the time-honored acoustics essential for speech, singing and chanting in a traditional orthodox service. The front altar apse is positioned directly towards…
Mountville Church of the Brethren Mountville, PA For the congregation of Mountville Church of the Brethren, a new “welcoming” lobby space from the main parking area was key to the addition and is now the new “front door.” An exterior colonnade with an overhanging canopy created a well-needed vehicular drop-off. Re-design of parking lot created…