Its construction, furnishings and bells were financed by a bequest from the widow Schleiffer, née Maass, who left the congregation more than 60,000 marks. The church was built on the site of the former Reformed congregation cemetery, in use from 1803 to 1842.
The church is a unique building in Pomerania. Although it was built as a Protestant church, its original design already featured solutions associated with Eastern sacred architecture. It was built on a Greek cross plan and crowned with two slender octagonal towers. The taller, western one is 33 m high. The façades are decorated with plant motifs and wimpergs.
After the Second World War the former Protestant church was taken over by the Orthodox community. After the building had been adapted for Orthodox worship, the first service was held in March 1955. The interior was initially furnished with a simplified iconostasis with icons of Christ, the Mother of God, the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul – the church’s patrons – and St Nicholas. In January 2019 it was replaced with a new iconostasis made in Greece.
