The first wooden church in Aizkraukle was built in 1680. The first stone church in Aizkraukle was built on stone foundations in 1694 in place of the old wooden church. The stone church was destroyed at the beginning of the Great Northern War, but rebuilt shortly after the end of the war. From 1896 to 1899 the church was rebuilt according to the plans of the architect Gottfried Kronn. After the reconstruction, the church received the ground plan that has been preserved to this day - a cross-shaped building with high ogival dormers. The tower facade bears the year "1680-1899", which indicates the year of the first church and the year of the renovation. The church was damaged during World War I but partially restored by 1930. The church was also affected during the Second World War when a German plane allegedly crashed into the new, high tower.
The altarpiece "Lord, help us, we are sinking", painted in 1943, is the last work of August Annus in Latvia. In the church there are memorial plaques to Colonel Jorģis Zemitāns and Archbishop Arnolds Lūsis (translated from Latvian. Source: Wikipedia).
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