Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Chełm Dolny

The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Chełm Dolny (Trzcińsko-Zdrój municipality) dates from the second half of the 13th century. In the 16th century it became a Lutheran church, and it was reconsecrated as a Catholic one in 1947. It is a branch church of the parish in Warnice.

The rebuilding of 1908

The present appearance is largely the result of a thorough rebuilding in neo-Gothic style in 1908. That was when the west elevation, the east gable, the tower with a sacristy on its ground floor (added on the south side) and the portals were made. The tower has a pavilion roof. The interior is covered by a flat, wooden ceiling, and no historic furnishings have survived.

The cemetery around the church

The church is surrounded by a former cemetery with a stone wall and three neo-Gothic gates. There are a lapidarium with old gravestones, the relics of the burial chapel of the von Tresckow family and a monument to the villagers killed in the First World War.

Practical information

• Location: Chełm Dolny, Trzcińsko-Zdrój municipality, Gryfino County.
• In the area stand, among others, the church in Białęgi and the church in Goszków.
• Service times are given by the parish in Warnice.