Chapel of German Government, Qingdao, Religious chapel in Shinan District, Qingdao, China

The Chapel of German Government is a religious chapel in Qingdao built during the period of German administration. The building shows typical church architecture with stone walls and tall windows that let light stream into the interior.

The building dates from the end of the 19th century, when Germany controlled Qingdao and built European institutions. The chapel served government officials as a place of prayer and reflects the presence of foreign administration.

The chapel was built for both Protestant and Catholic use, but the Catholic Church refused, so it served the Lutheran congregation. At its consecration on Christmas Eve 1899, missionary Richard Wilhelm gave the dedication speech and pastor Hans Neander preached the Christmas sermon. After the larger Christ Church opened in 1910, the chapel became a gymnasium for the government school.

The chapel no longer exists: it was demolished in 1998 and its site is now a classroom building inside the Jiangsu Road Primary School grounds at 9 Jiangsu Road, near the Hunan Road junction. The school is not open to casual visitors, so the building can only be seen from outside on school days.

The chapel was built with a Chinese grey-tile roof, later changed to red tiles, and its construction was so rushed that it needed major repairs within three years of completion. It was demolished in 1998 during the rebuilding of Jiangsu Road Primary School; a classroom building now stands on the site.