The Church of St. James – in the past the Orthodox Church, and in the present Church, located in the center of the Polish city of Czestochowa.

In the late sixteenth century on this place was built the first chapel of St. Jacob as a shelter for pilgrims. In 1674, the chapel was expanded and was later Baroque Church built by the order of father Andrew Goldovskogo. It is known that in the late seventeenth century, the Church was visited by king Jan II Sobieski on the way to Vienna. From 1786 for a century the Church of St. James was at the disposal of the sisters-mariavitok, after which the Church was abandoned and demolished.

In 1867 in Czestochowa began collecting donations for the construction of a new Orthodox Church. For the future Church was bought the place across from city hall for 60,000 rubles. All materials for construction gratuitously donated by Russian figures. The new Church was named in honor of saints Cyril and Methodius, the ceremony was organized in October 1872. After Poland regained freedom in 1918, the Church was handed over to the Catholics and the Orthodox cemetery was closed.

Before the Second world war, the Church was named after St. James. In 1945 the Church was garrisoned, all the furniture was delivered and deposited to the pastor Leopold Vaiaku.

In the sixties and seventies of the Church's dome was replaced by a semi-circular, the Church was decorated with sgraffito, walls are covered with panels of wood, and the new Windows are decorated with stained-glass Windows.