After the devastating fire of 1779, a new, stately church in the late Baroque style was built by an Amberg builder while retaining the surrounding walls of the Gothic choir. From 1849 to 1851 the church was expanded due to the strong population growth.
The church's current appearance dates back to the 1970s. As early as the 1960s, due to the increasing number of parishioners, there were considerations about building a second church in Bergham. However, on December 4, 1972, the church administration and parish council unanimously decided to build a new church. At the same time, there were calls for the preservation of the existing presbytery and the 42 meter high church tower.
The new church with a tent-shaped cover was inaugurated on September 10, 1978 by Regensburg Auxiliary Bishop Karl Flugel. The altar was designed by the sculptor Hans Wurmer. The altar on which the Eucharist is celebrated has a relief depiction of the Last Supper. The ambo shows the symbols of the four evangelists. The tabernacle is decorated with a tree of life. The crucifixion group consisting of a cross with the body of Christ and Mary and John were taken from the old church. To the left of the group is the figure of Blessed Eustachius Kugler, created by the Nittenau sculptor Franz Xaver Diewald. The large windows of the new church were designed by the glass artist Erich Schickling and manufactured by the Schwarzmayer company from Regensburg.
The remaining part of the old parish church is still used for smaller masses. The high altar shows the religious dogma of the Immaculate Conception of Mary, created by Matthias Schiffer from Styria. The high altar is flanked by the statues of St. Peter and St. Paul, God the Father can be seen in the excerpt, framed by two statues of angels.
The left side altar in honor of St. Sebastian is surrounded by figures of St. Barbara and John the Baptist flanked, in the excerpt a depiction of the Sacred Heart. The right side altar in honor of St. Florian on both sides by St. Francis Xavier and St. Clare of Assisi framed, in the excerpt a representation of a guardian angel.
The ceiling paintings show the coronation of Mary in heaven above the high altar and St. Family.
Interesting structural combination of old and new. A modern nave was added to the Gothic choir with its baroque furnishings from 1779 between 1972 and 1978.
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