Church of St Joseph in Czarnówko

The Church of St Joseph in Czarnówko, a former Evangelical church, is today a branch of the parish in Lubicz, in Widuchowa municipality. It was built in the 16th century of erratic stone as an oriented hall building on a rectangular plan.

Stone, brick and a tower of 1702

The window surrounds and the entrance portal were made of brick, and the roof is a gable roof. In 1702 a brick, clad tower on a four-sided plan was added, with windows in stone baroque surrounds. The tower is crowned with a cross, and a bell of 1695 hangs in it. On the north side a sacristy adjoins the nave.

A painted gallery and a pulpit altar

The interior is covered by a low wooden ceiling. Above the entrance stands an 18th-century music gallery resting on two pillars, with paintings in the panels. A baroque pulpit altar of the 18th century has also survived, in which a figure of St Joseph with the Child now stands. After the war the church was blessed as a Catholic church in 1946.

Practical information

• Village: Czarnówko, Widuchowa municipality. The church is entered in the heritage register.
• The parish church in Lubicz lies about 3.4 km further on.
• Service times and the possibility of going inside are given by the parish in Lubicz.