On the site of a church erected in 1640, a new one was built in 1768-69 in the simple East Prussian colonial style. The tower was added in 1901. The pulpit, combined with the altar, dated from the 19th century. On the altar was an interesting rustic figure of Moses. There was also a baptismal angel of 1880. The church had two bells of 1818. The organ was the work of Terletzki of Elbing.
After the Second World War the church was intact. It was used as a warehouse and grain dryer. The remaining bell was thrown down and handed in as scrap metal.
Until 1970 the church was still intact. When the cross was taken down, the roof of the spire was damaged. Coins and photographs of the church were found under the rafters in the tower. The lack of even basic maintenance led to the collapse of the tiled roof and the roof timbers. In the 1970s the church was demolished.
As of 2000 only the tower survived, and its upper part is crumbling.
Photos on this page: Bildarchiv Ostpreußen, bildarchiv-ostpreussen.de, present-day photo: Mikhail Ogorodnikov.
Translated from Russian with the help of AI (Claude, Anthropic), October 2026.
