The church in Mehlauken was built under Frederick William IV in 1843–1846 by the court architect Friedrich August Stüler and consecrated on 25 October 1846. Of brick masonry, in the style of a Roman basilica, with a free-standing bell tower. It had two bells. The interior was cosy and bright, with a low semicircular altar niche and side galleries (emporas). The altar had no retable; the organ was the work of Max Terletzki of Elbing.
After the Second World War the church remained intact. At first it was used for utility purposes.
As of 1989 the church stood neglected and unused. Most of the windows were broken. One of the doors on the south had been bricked up. The arch connecting the church with the bell tower was broken.
In 1993 the church was handed over to the Orthodox Church. In 1996 repairs to the church were still under way. In 2013 a fire broke out in the church, and the roof and part of the walls collapsed.
A three-storey house has survived nearby; it looks as though it was once a school.
Photos on this page: Bildarchiv Ostpreußen, bildarchiv-ostpreussen.de, Mikhail Ogorodnikov (2017)
Translated from Russian with the help of AI (Claude, Anthropic), October 2026.
