Hanover church begins restoration

An employee of Beth-Allen Scaffold & Equipment out of Allentown moves a plank of scaffolding on the sixth level on the tower at St. Matthew Lutheran Church on Wednesday afternoon.

(THE EVENING SUN CLARE BECKER)

St. Matthew Lutheran Church is beginning a $1.3 million construction project that could take several years to complete.

The project at the 90-year-old Hanover church is divided into two phases, and construction for the first phase started Tuesday, Pastor Dan Yeiser said. The work is being done for safety reasons and to keep the building on Chestnut Street in good shape.

"We're just trying to preserve and enhance it for ourselves and for future generations that pass through the hallways," Yeiser said.

The first phase includes restoration of the north side of the tower, which started Tuesday with the erection of scaffolding. Yeiser said that work could take two weeks to complete.

After Easter, the second

A worker monitors the materials being elevated to the upper scaffolding levels on Wednesday outside of St. Matthew Lutheran Church on Chestnut Street in Hanover. (THE EVENING SUN CLARE BECKER )

The construction will not interrupt any services at the church.

The last time the church received renovations was in 2000, and that was mostly for the interior, Yeiser said.

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