- Place
- Klaipėda City Municipality
- Region
- Klaipėda
- Type
- active church of the New Apostolic Church in Lithuania
- Address
- 72 Taikos Avenue, Klaipėda
- Coordinates
- 55.68082, 21.16318
- Visit duration
- 15-30 minutes when open; longer when attending worship
- Best time
- in daylight for the architecture or before an officially announced service
New Apostolic Church in Klaipėda, Klaipėdos Naujoji apaštalų bažnyčia
What the Taikos Avenue address identifies
The pin at 72 Taikos Avenue leads to a large modern complex of the New Apostolic Church in Lithuania in southern Klaipėda. It is not a Catholic parish and should not be confused with the New Generation church. The New Apostolic Church is an independent Christian denomination whose worship includes both Catholic and Protestant elements.
Municipal records confirm that the New Apostolic Church in Lithuania operates at this address. The community's own news shows that the building hosts not only local worship but seminars and festive services drawing believers from across western Lithuania.
From early Klaipėda congregations to the present church
The tradition's roots in Klaipėda reach back to the nineteenth-century Irvingite movement. Encyclopaedic sources identify an Irvingite congregation active here in the 1830s as one of the earliest on continental Europe, while a distinct Klaipėda New Apostolic parish was founded in 1910.
The denomination ceased operating in Lithuania during Soviet occupation and was restored in 1992. New prayer houses later appeared in several cities, and the present Taikos Avenue building was operating by 2006. An official 2012 report records a festive service here attended by congregations from Klaipėda, Šilutė, Palanga, and Kretinga.
Tower, emblem, and covered colonnade
The building faces broad Taikos Avenue and is most clearly seen from the opposite pavement. Several intersecting dark pitched roofs divide the long grey complex. On the right, a tall square tower with narrow vertical windows rises to a pointed cap and a small cross.
The upper main façade bears the denomination's emblem, a cross above stylised rays of sunlight. A covered passage with a rhythmic row of columns runs along the ground floor and lightens the long frontage. This is restrained late-twentieth-century sacred architecture shaped by massing and symbol rather than abundant ornament.
Worship and a respectful visit
This is an active church, not a museum, so its doors need not remain open all day. Check the newest announcements from the New Apostolic Church in Lithuania or contact the congregation before planning an interior visit. Arrive before worship begins, dress neatly, and avoid interrupting the service.
The exterior can be viewed from the public pavement. Ask locally before photographing inside or visiting outside service times. On 24 July 2026, the exact Google Maps listing showed 4.5 out of 5 from 34 reviews; coordinates 55.6808201, 21.1631796 mark the main complex at 72 Taikos Avenue.
