Храм Христа, Baptist church in Veliky Novgorod, Russia

The Temple of Christ is a Baptist house of prayer on Kochetova Street in Veliky Novgorod, built to a design by architect V. K. Belov. The rectangular, cross-shaped building measures 55 m long, 34 m wide and 22 m to the cross. The ground floor holds a spacious foyer, while the upper floor has a worship hall with a balcony and an altar facing east.

The Baptist community in Novgorod traces its roots to 1863, when Latvian settlers arrived in the Krestetsky district; a first official Baptist church opened there in 1869. After Soviet-era repression, the church was registered in Novgorod in 1976. The foundation stone of Christ Church was laid on 10 September 1994, the building was accepted on 23 December 1999, and it was consecrated on 7–9 July 2000.

The congregation traces its roots to Latvian Baptist settlers who arrived in the Krestetsky district in 1863, invited by Krišjānis Valdemārs; a first official Baptist church opened there in 1869. After Soviet-era repression the community was registered in Novgorod in 1976, and the present building belongs to the local Christian Evangelical Church.

The church stands at 29 Kochetova Street in a residential district on the outskirts of Veliky Novgorod, not in the historic centre, so plan transport to reach it. The prayer hall is on the second floor, reached through a spacious ground-floor lobby; the altar end faces east. Services are held by the local Evangelical Christian Baptist congregation.

The building belongs to the Christian Evangelical Church of Veliky Novgorod, whose roots trace to 1863, when Latvian Baptist settlers arrived in the Krestetsky district. Its prayer hall seats about a thousand people, and the church was registered by the authorities in 1976 after years of Soviet repression.