A transportable church was presented to a Vologda priesttranslated

The rector of the Church of the Resurrection in the village of Ustye, Priest Anthony (Yablokov), received an unusual gift. Parishioner Oleg Koshcheev made a mobile structure, installed electricity and ventilation there. Now the priest can serve the liturgy in any locality.

"Friends! Just look at this! This is nothing more than a real transportable church! This is such a miracle. I sincerely thank dear Oleg for such an amazing gift! You have to be very cheerful and resourceful to come up with something like this, don’t you agree?” said Priest Anthony on social networks.

“I always wanted to do something good for our father. Everything is for the Glory of God!” noted Oleg Koshcheev.

The practice of traveling churches in our country dates back to the 18th century. The first such structure appeared in 1724 - especially for the grandson of the Kalmyk khan Ayuki Khan, who converted to the Orthodox faith. At the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century, such churches were actively used in sparsely populated parts of the empire.

In modern Russia there are several types of mobile churches. They are created on the basis of cars, carriages, and watercraft. The main goal is to provide spiritual nourishment where it is difficult to build a permanent building or...