Salakas Church, as a community, has been known since 1496. During that time, wooden church buildings were destroyed several times by fires. The last wooden church served the parish for only 40 years. On the night of June 15, 1905, a fire broke out, and part of the town, including the church, turned to ashes, along with all its property, archives, and more. The bells melted and fell. At that time, Reverend A. Kryžanauskas was the pastor. After consulting with parishioners, he decided to build a church that would not be ravaged by fire or other disasters. Architect Morgulcas from Riga was invited to design the project. The pastor organized the collection and transportation of stones. Stonemasons hired by the parishioners split the stones into stone bricks of dimensions 45 x 45 x 80 cm. On August 8, 1906, Bishop G. Cirtautas consecrated the foundations of the future church. The construction of the church was completed in 1911, and religious services began. It is an extraordinary building of construction courage.

The current height of the church tower is 72 m, and the width is 22 m. During the construction of the church, a board with the inscription was embedded in the wall: "The church was built in 1911 by Rev. Kryžanauskas' care and the efforts of the parishioners. O Lord, let eternal glory be to those who did not spare so much labor for you, even putting it into hard stones when building it, and did not regret sincerity in maintaining it. This building will remain a monument to the living faith of people for future generations."