Protestant Church, Protestant church building in Knapendorf, Germany.

The Dorfkirche Knapendorf is a small rectangular hall church with a square west tower set slightly back, its octagonal upper storey topped by a curved slate hood and weather vane. Segmental-arched windows with keystones light the three-bay nave, and the portal sits in the westernmost axis. The uniform Baroque design dates from the 1734–1739 rebuild by Johann Christian Trothe.

A church in Knapendorf is documented by 1409, when a court ruling obliged the often-absent priest of Bündorf, to which it was a filial church, to hold two services a week. The present building was erected from 1734 to 1739 to a design by Johann Christian Trothe, who had just built the church at Schkopau. In 2001 the tower sphere was opened, revealing documents from 1934 and a list of inhabitants from 1736.

The church is a filial church of Bündorf; a 1409 court ruling obliged the Bündorf pastor to hold two services a week in Knapendorf after residents disputed his parochial rights. A stone memorial at the church bears the year 1568, and a war memorial stands just north of the building.

The building is located in the Saalekreis district and can be accessed through the municipality of Schkopau, where visitors can obtain information about opening times and accessibility. It is wise to check local sources before visiting to confirm that the church is open for visits.

A stone plaque on the church bears the year 1568, older than the 1734–1739 building itself. When the tower orb was opened in 2001, it held documents from 1934 and a list of inhabitants from 1736. Four stone reliefs in the tower, about 70 by 35 cm, show the Salvator mundi and the evangelists Mark, Luke and John.