He was also a major donor to the Church of England. In 1865 Beyer provided most of the cost for the construction of St Mark's Parish Church, West Gorton, as well as bearing the full cost of building the associated day school (in 1880 this church formed a football team which became Gorton AFC, then Ardwick AFC and finally Manchester City Football Club). In 1871 he bore the whole cost of rebuilding the old parish church of St Thomas in Gorton, subsequently renamed St James’ Parish Church. He was an original member of Gorton Conservative Association, now St James Conservative Club, Gorton Lane.