The Protestant-Lutheran St. Lawrence Church in Thurnau stands opposite the castle on the church square in the middle of the village. The church presents itself as a hall construction. It corresponds to a late Gothic choral tower church, which was renewed according to the Bayreuth margrave style. The long house is almost square. Each side has a central portal characterized by blasted gables and Tuscan columns. On the west side, the wooden passage from the castle meets the church building.