Main contributor: Mykola Vronskyi

Orthodox church in Rainivka village, now Berdyansk district, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine.

The church in the village of Rainivka (photo 2021).

According to the statement for 1905, it was built and consecrated in 1870. The first church building was wooden, had a separate bell tower on 4 stone pillars. It had a wooden fence.

According to the decree of the Holy Synod from the 4th of March 1885 № 3 the parish should consist of a priest and a acolyte.

The stone church was built around 1905-1906. At the moment there is a dilapidated brick church.

Remains of the painting inside the church (photo 2021).

During Soviet times, the church served as a village club, barn, and was partially dismantled. At the moment it is in a state of disrepair.

View inside the church (photo 2021).

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