Khimki Deanery was established in June 2003 and includes 13 parishes. In this article, you can find a brief history and description of the most significant Orthodox cathedrals and churches in Khimki.
Peter and Paul Church
It was erected in the period from 1822 to 1829 on the site of a dilapidated wooden church at the expense of the landowners Apukhtins. The single-domed temple is a brick building with a rotunda and a bell tower, made in the Empire style.
In Soviet times, the church was closed, and property was confiscated. Church services were resumed in 1992. The walls were painted corresponding to the era of construction.
The church has a Sunday school for children and adults. There is a library of Orthodox literature. A charity canteen is organized, which feeds up to 50 people daily.
Address: Leninsky Prospekt, 31.
Church of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia
A small wooden church was built in the Left Bank microdistrict of Khimki in 2007. But the small temple is not able to accommodate all the believers. Therefore, a project has been developed for a new stone church in the name of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia.
Construction work is underway. The foundation of the icon shop has been laid, a Sunday school is being built. Unfortunately, due to insufficient funding, the construction of a stone church in Khimki is slow.
Address: st. Library, d. 1.
Church of Galina of Corinth
A small five-domed wooden church was built in 2008 at the personal expense of Galina Strelchenko. The church is made in the style of Russian tent architecture, with a separate bell tower.
The parishioners of this small church in Khimki are residents of nearby villages, as well as medical staff and patients of the city hospital No. 119. The temple is under the care of the monastic community of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.
Address: st. Ivanovskaya, d.1.
Epiphany Church
It was erected at the initiative of believers in 2004. Built in the Byzantine style and designed for 1000 people. The five-domed two-story church building was erected in one volume with a five-tier bell tower.
At the church, daily services are held, spiritual and educational work is being carried out, a help point for those in need has been created. On the territory there is a chapel in the name of the icon of the Virgin Mary “Joy of All Who Sorrow” and a church shop.
Address: st. Lavochkina, 6.
Trinity Church
It was built in 1910 in the Neo-Russian style, which combines elements of Byzantine architecture and Old Russian architecture. Acted until 1936, after which it was closed and ruined.
In Soviet times, there were warehouses, a cinema and sculptural workshops. In 1990, the Trinity Church (Khimki) was returned to the parishioners. The restoration of the appearance of the shrine began. The old photographs managed to completely recreate the domes and belfry.
By 2013, the temple acquired its historical appearance. Now the church lives an active spiritual and social life. A Sunday school is working, a youth movement has been founded, a social service is operating, and biblical and theological courses are organized.
Address: st. May Day, 9.