The first Protestant church in Niebudschen was built in 1615 under Elector John Sigismund, regent for Duke Albrecht Friedrich. It was half-timbered.
A new massive church was built in 1691–1700. Unplastered, in cross bond, with round-arched windows in rectangular surrounds (the influence of Dutch architecture, which reached here from Brandenburg). The chancel has a polygonal end. The entrance was on the west, the sacristy on the south. On the north stood a bell tower in the form of a porch. The interior was simple, with a flat ceiling. The altar dated from 1697, the organ from 1866, the bells from 1797.
After the Second World War the church survived completely intact. It was used as a warehouse.
Condition at the beginning of the 21st century: the roof is covered with asbestos-cement sheets, damaged in many places. The entrance door on the west has survived. The sacristy on the south and the porch-shaped bell tower with its half-timbered gable are also in fairly good condition. Most of the window panes are broken. South of the church stands a half-ruined First World War memorial with surnames carved on marble plaques (one of the plaques has survived).
Photos on this page: Bildarchiv Ostpreußen, bildarchiv-ostpreussen.de.
Translated from Russian with the help of AI (Claude, Anthropic), October 2026.
