Saint John the Baptist church, Lutheran church in Gubanitsy, Leningrad Oblast, Russia

Saint John the Baptist Church is a Lutheran stone church built in 1860–1861 to a Gothic Revival design by architect Eduard Lvovich Gan. Its walls are laid from large boulders, while the corners, arches and window and door openings are made of brick. The building has a bell tower and was consecrated on 3 December 1861 with seating for 1,000 people.

The Lutheran community in Gubanitsy was founded in 1647 under Swedish rule, and the Kupanitsa parish was established in 1656 with Olaus Michaelis Elgfoot as its first pastor. A wooden church built in 1704 was replaced by a second wooden church consecrated in 1748. The present stone church, designed by architect Eduard Lvovich Gan, was consecrated on 3 December 1861 and seated 1,000 people.

Worship here was long held in Finnish and Estonian, the languages of the Ingrian Finns who made up most of the Kupanitsa parish; services stopped in 1937 when pastor Leo Schulz was shot and the church closed in 1938. The parish was re-registered in 1988, services resumed on 3 December 1989, and the Ingrian flag was consecrated in the building that year. Pastor Arvo Survo led the restoration.

The building is accessible via the main road through Gubanitsy village and can be easily reached on foot. The location is centrally situated within the village, making it straightforward to visit.

The walls are laid from large boulders, while the corners, arches and window and door openings are brick — a detail easy to spot up close. The 1861 church seated 1,000 people and was consecrated on 3 December 1861.