▁church ▁windows ▁were ▁destroyed ▁by ▁pressure ▁waves ▁in ▁an ▁air ▁ra id . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁the ▁church ▁received ▁a ▁renov ation ▁by ▁architect ▁Dr . ▁Gab ler . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁Matthew ▁Church ▁counted ▁about ▁ 5 3 6 0 ▁members , ▁had ▁two ▁past ors ▁and ▁operated ▁a ▁nur ser y ▁and ▁a ▁kind erg arten . ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Conf ess ing ▁Church ▁- ▁to ▁be ▁particularly ▁effective ▁active ▁past or ▁who ▁came ▁from ▁East ▁Pr uss ia ▁Wolfgang ▁G . ▁Friedrich ▁should ▁be ▁noted ▁that ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁in ▁the ▁municipality ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁then ▁in ▁' ret irement ' ▁exc urs ion ists ▁Church ▁of ▁St . ▁Peter ▁and ▁Paul ▁super vised ▁in ▁Nikol sk oe ▁ ▁Building ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁called ▁for ▁devi ating ▁from ▁the ▁usual ▁orientation ▁system : ▁The ▁alt ar ▁is ▁facing ▁sout heast ▁to ▁north west , ▁the ▁tower . ▁The ▁layout ▁is ▁similar ▁with ▁his ▁cross ▁a ▁central ▁structure . ▁The ▁nave ▁is ▁ 3 7 ▁meters ▁long , ▁the ▁tr anse pt ▁has ▁a ▁length ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁meters . ▁The ▁clear ance ▁height ▁is ▁ 1 3 . 5 ▁meters . ▁The ▁so - called ▁" cross ing " ▁can ▁from ▁the ▁rich ly ▁struct ured ▁pill ar ▁profiles ▁the ▁rib s ▁of ▁the ▁star ▁v ault ▁powerful ▁asc end ▁and ▁come ▁together ▁at ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁meters ▁up