8.VI. 1992 God bless the sacred cause of preservation of
village temples that are decaying and defaced for the sacred cause of the preservation village temples.
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexy II
(The letter contains request for the Patriarch Alexei II’s blessing of Svetlana Melnikova,
the head of the “Village Church” Center)
"Holy Orthodoxy was, is and will ever be Russia’s spiritual and moral pivot, the embodiment of which remain village churches scattered along vast territory of Russia, imperishable Village Churches always ready to accept and console……
All Mighty God, help us to save them and preserve”.

The chairman of the Russian Culture Fund
Nikita Sergeevich Mikhalkov 29.IV.96

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“Rural churches are a special kind of monuments of a unique destiny and significance for Russian people . Their loss for Russians would be a tremendous bereavement. Director of Center “Village Church” S. Melnikova
Director of Center “Village Church”
S. Melnikova
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Our aim is to preserve as many neglected village churches, as possible by arranging urgent anti-damage works, and draw attention of the society to the necessity to solve this national problem - rescuing rural temple, the heart of Russian village.