Church in the name of Reverend Seraphim of Sarov

There is the most beautiful Church in the name of Reverend Seraphim of Sarov there in Bolotninsky district. It became the first church in Siberia named after St. Seraphim. Construction of the church began in 1912. For its construction the pine forest was used. The composition is based on the type of temple called "ship". The church is crowned by 7 domes, which are completed by 7 metal skeleton crosses, representing 7 Church Sacraments. The building was designed for 700 worshippers. In 1914, the construction was completed, and in August 3 couples were married in the church. The interior was purchased for the money of Tomsk merchants. In 1938, the church was closed, and for a long time there was a collective farm granary.

On July 18, 1990, by the decision of the Novosibirsk Regional Executive Committee, the building of the church in the name of St. Seraphim of Sarov was ranked among the architectural monuments of wooden architecture of the Novosibirsk region. The church resembles the temples of the Kizhi island from the point of view of architecture.

On July 31, 2000, the first Seraphim-Turnaevsky Procession took place from the city of Bolotnoye to the village of Turnayevo, in which 50 people took part. Since then, the Procession is held annually on July 31 and gathers pilgrims from Novosibirsk, Kemerovo and Tomsk regions.

The restoration work began in 2003 and was finished in 2009. The summer children's orthodox camp has been operating in the territory of the church for several years already.

Location: 5 Khokhlovka str., the village of Turnayevo, Bolotninsky district, Novosibirsk region, 633375

How to get there: the distance from the city of Bolotnoye (district center) to the village of Turnayevo is 18 km by car, the distance from the city of Novosibirsk is 153 km by car. One can get from the Novosibirsk bus station (4 Krasny avenue) to the city of Bolotnoye by bus on the routes "Novosibirsk-Tomsk" or "Novosibirsk-Kemerovo". There is a bus service between the city of Bolontoye and the village of Turnayevo.