Church of St. Innocent of Irkutsk

In Khabarovsk in the Kirov district there is a well-known church of St. Innocent of Irkutsk in Russia. It was built in 1869 near the Cherdymovka River. Before the revolution, a parish school worked there, where children of peasants were trained.

In the early 19th century, the church was closed. Its premises were used as a warehouse for storing household goods. There is a local cemetery near the temple. With its closure, the graves began to overgrown with grass, and the building itself was destroyed. In 1964, the church was restored, but used for the construction of a planetarium. All visitors came through the altar where the entrance was open.

In 1992, the Khabarovsk Planetarium moved to another building, and the church was returned to the church. It is now a functioning church. There are regular services, the fathers crown the newlyweds, baptize babies and sing the dead. Today, a Sunday school is opened in the church of St. Innocent of Irkutsk, there is its own theater “Meeting”, where new performances are regularly staged.

In the temple gathered a friendly team of like-minded people. There is a help center “Hope”, open and working projects “Nochlezhka”, “You are not alone”. "The Way Home." The church has its own Mercy bus, which delivers water, clothing and food to all those in need.

This temple is located on 73B Turgenev Street in Khabarovsk. You can reach it by bus or taxi. Bus No1c has 23 stops to the Aeroflot Agency. Take bus number 61c to the same stop.