The church in Gross Kuhren was built in the early 20th century because of the ever-growing number of holidaymakers. It was consecrated on 23 July 1913. It had one organ and two bells, which hung in the tower. The style is close to Neo-Gothic. Inside there are about 200 seats.
Services were held weekly; during the war they were conducted by clergymen (pastors) from Königsberg and Rauschen.
During the fighting of 1945 in Samland, Gross Kuhren Church survived. At first it was abandoned, and later adapted as a House of Culture. Part of the premises was used as a shop. The roof was re-covered with asbestos-cement sheets. On the west and south there are several plastered annexes from the 1970s.
Translated from Russian with the help of AI (Claude, Anthropic), October 2026.
