Church of St Joseph the Worker in Czarnkowo

The Church of St Joseph the Worker in Czarnkowo was built in 1891-1893. It is a branch of the parish of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Marianowo, in Marianowo municipality.

Brick structure

This Neo-Gothic brick building stands on a rectangular plan, with a chancel closed on five sides at the east end. A sacristy was added to the south wall, and a rectangular tower adjoins the nave on the west side. Its face is decorated with round blind windows and a brick dentil frieze, above are belfry windows closed with a segmental arch, and the whole is covered with a spire topped by a cross.

The interior is covered with a raised wooden ceiling. The church was consecrated as a Catholic church on 1 May 1950.

Practical information

• Village: Czarnkowo, Stargard County.
• The church is a branch church, so service times and the possibility of seeing the interior are given by the parish - it is worth checking them before a visit.

In neighbouring Marianowo stands the monastery complex in Marianowo, less than 3 km from Czarnkowo.