Saint Thomas Evangelical Lutheran Church of Jaunpiebalga
On the inside, the classical and heavy-walled temple is endowed with unique magnificence and unique features of vaults and ceilings.
The church is accessible from the outside to a large number of visitors. Outside of church services, the church can only be viewed from the inside by appointment.
The first wooden church in Jaunpiebalga was built in 1646. The next wooden church was built in 1673, but it was burned down in 1702 during the Northern War. In 1722, a new wooden church was built. The present stone church was built between 1801 and 1804 and consecrated on July 3, 1804, under the direction of Cēsis master builder Friedrich Feit. The church was completely rebuilt and expanded from 1871 to 1873, according to the project of the architect Johann Matthias von Holst.
The church is a neo-Gothic stone masonry oblong building with a polygonal altar apse, connected by symmetrical sacristy, and a built-in massive two-storied tower ending in a slender pyramidal quadrangular spire. The upper part of the tower is decorated with an arch and triangular pediments. The church has a single area, it has 800 seats. The church's altar and pulpit were made of oak in 1834. Next to the church there is a monument to those who fell in the Freedom Struggle, designed by Kārlis Zāle.
The church can be viewed from the outside at any time of the year.
Working time
The church is always accessible from the outside.
Open to visitors during the service on Sundays at 12pm