In the “Valley of Tourists” a chapel was founded in the name of St. Sergius of Radonezhtranslated

On November 11, Archbishop of Yuzhno-Sakhalin and Kuril Nikanor performed the ceremony of laying the foundation of a chapel in the name of St. Sergius of Radonezh in the so-called. "Valley of Tourists"

The place for the construction of the chapel was chosen between the Bolshevik and Krasnaya mountains, on the banks of the Elanka River, because it is popular among residents and guests of the island capital.

The service was attended by the director of the Gorny Vozdukh sports complex, Viktor Smolovsky, the manager of the Gorny Vozdukh sports complex, Nikita Bulanenko, the chairman of the diocesan commission on physical culture and sports, Priest Alexander Bragin, representatives of the public, as well as patrons of construction - entrepreneurs Stanislav Kozhin and Mikhail Kazantsev.

At the end of the consecration, Bishop Nikanor invoked God’s blessing on the initiators of the construction of the chapel, expressing confidence that it would become a place among the mountains and forests where a person could be alone with God, strengthened in spirit and body, feeling the gracious help of St. Sergius, Abbot of Radonezh.

It is known that the timber for construction will be manufactured by the Russian Style company, and the chapel itself will be equipped with a bathhouse.