The story began in 1998, when a local historian from the Novki school, Zinaida Futerman, a distinguished teacher of the Russian Federation, discovered amazing facts during her new research. It turned out that the ruins in the center of the village were the remnants of an ancient chapel, closed many years ago.

In 1866, the Vladimir diocese established a chapel in Novki, at the turn to Vladimir, dedicated to Prince Alexander Nevsky, the defender of Rus. Exiles from the Vladimir central prison passed by it. In 1897, the church was restored by a local native. On the facade of the chapel was an icon of Alexander Nevsky, and inside, church frescoes.

To this day, no images or photographs of the chapel have survived, and only a few old-timers remembered it, as it stood only until 1917. The shrine was destroyed by the "blue shirts": the dome was broken, the frescoes were painted over, and the walls were used for party meetings.

In 1935, the building was used as a transformer booth. In the 1960s, after the construction of a new electrical substation, the transformer was abandoned.

Zinaida Futerman found an elderly woman in Novki, Anna Kartashova, who remembered the chapel "alive." She kept this "secret" and believed she would have time to pass it on to her descendants. Thanks to her memories and documents, the local historian and her students created an architectural "photo-robot." Designers, builders, and estimators agreed to evaluate the project for free. The restoration of the chapel was supported by all the villagers, who made donations. The Vladimir diocese and sponsors also responded. The most active helpers were the children.

With the start of the work, Zinaida Futerman united the children into a group called "Grandchildren of Alexander Nevsky." Now every year in December, on the day of remembrance of Saint Alexander Nevsky, a service is held in the restored chapel.