[German]

In a straight line opposite the palace, visitors to Ludwigslust can see the monumental municipal church, built fom 1765 to 1770, according to plans by master builder Johann Joachim Busch. The previous church of Klenow no longer met the requirements of the Grand Duke and was demolished. Prior to the construction of the palace, the Grand Duke had this magnificent church built, whose classical design with baroque influence astonishes visitors as does the portico resting on six Doric columns.

The "Stadtkirche" looks very much like a temple and is therefore rather untypical of north German urban architecture.
Besides the monumental columns, the visitor notices even from afar the emblem of the Church - the Christogram - the two Greek letters forming Christ's name: Chi and Rho. Inside, the church is decorated with four sandstone statues, by the sculptor John Eckstein, showing evangelists larger than life.
The visitor is not only astonished by the outside appearance of the church, the interior of the church differs from the Mecklenburgian style as well. First you catch sight of a huge mural depicting the Annunciation of the Birth of Jesus Christ to the shepherds in the fields by Bethlehem. John Findorff painted only the upper part of the mural with John Henry Suhrland completing it 30 years later.
The chancel was raised ten steps with broad curved stairs on both sides leading up to it. The altar is decorated with the crucifix and six large gilded candlesticks, made in the former local papier mâché factory. The pulpit is placed in the centre against the altar. The nave is designed to repeat the layout of throne and altar in the same axis as palace and church. The organ is situated behind the huge mural that extends over two floors.
There are four Doric pillars along each of the walls of the nave reinforcing the monumental impression of the church inside as well.
In the centre of the church, there's the granite tomb of Duke Frederick the Devoted, the founder of the church.