The Gavar Surb Karapet church was built in 1848, of well-dressed stone, on the initiative of residents who had immigrated from old Bayazet and the Artsruni brothers, Barsegh and Mkrtich.
The church is built in basilica style and once had a great deal of valuable property — silver crosses, censers, oil lamps, hymn books, and songbooks — in all about 56 named sacred objects, which were plundered over the years.
Ghevond Alishan records the relics kept here, also noting the lamps renovated in 1725 on the order of Simeon Vardapet of Gavar, with relics of two apostles.
During the Soviet years the church was used as a grain-storage warehouse, but in 2012, on the initiative of devoted local resident Samvel Sinanyan and under the patronage of the residents of Gavar, it was restored.
The church's consecration took place on November 17, 2012.
Among the distinctive features of the Surb Karapet church are the khachkars set into its walls and the image of the Holy Trinity — the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.