The village of Beloyarka is located 190 versts from the diocesan city and 30 versts west of the district town, on the Barneva River, which flows into the Iset from the right side, 12 versts below Shadrinsk. The village is surrounded by vast fields on an elevated plain covered with a thick layer of black soil, which has already been depleted and needs fertilization. There is little tree vegetation in the vicinity, with only small thickets called 'kolki' consisting of young birch and aspen. The climatic conditions are favorable for health. However, the shallow waters of the river force residents to use drinking water from wells. The time of the village's founding and its designation as an independent parish is unknown, but it is believed to have emerged in the late 17th or early 18th century. Initially, the village belonged to the parish of the village of Krasnomyskoe, but by the mid-18th century, it became an independent parish.
It is unknown when the first church was founded, but it likely occurred around the mid-18th century, and it was wooden. In 1763, the church burned down, and another was built in its place in honor of St. George the Great Martyr, which existed until the consecration of a new stone church. After that, the old church was dismantled and sold for church crafts in the village of Galkinskoe. The stone church was laid in 1837. Initially, it resembled a chapel more than a church and did not accommodate the number of parishioners during major holidays. The beautiful exterior and interior of the church are due to the efforts of priest A. G. Plotnikov, who served in the parish for over 40 years. He actively worked on improving the church and encouraged parishioners to make material donations for the construction of warm chapels and the expansion of the church. The chapels extending the existing church to the west and ending with a bell tower were laid in 1854. The southern chapel in honor of the Holy Prophet Elijah was completed and consecrated in 1860. After its consecration, the main church in honor of St. George the Great Martyr began to be remodeled. The vaults were dismantled, the walls were raised higher, and a dome with eight windows was placed on the new vaults, topped with a smaller lantern dome with four windows. Father A. Plotnikov appealed for donations to external benefactors, often traveled to Shadrinsk, where his requests were supported by local merchants, and visited the Krestovskaya and Dalmatov fairs, gathering generous donations. The collected funds were sufficient not only for the final arrangement of the church but also for the iconostasis in the summer main chapel, as well as for the acquisition of valuable utensils. The three-tiered iconostasis in a mixed Russian-Byzantine style is distinguished by its originality and richness of decoration.
The church was consecrated in 1872. The northern warm chapel was consecrated in honor of the three ecumenical saints Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, and John Chrysostom in 1883. The iconostasis in this chapel is covered with oak and adorned with gilded carvings. The warm chapels and the summer church are decorated with wall paintings, with the walls of the summer church being particularly masterfully painted. A stone fence with iron grilles and two wings on the western side, intended for a school, was built around the church. Previously, they housed a zemstvo school. The parish has two stone chapels: one in honor of the Holy Prophet Elijah in the village itself, on the site of the former wooden church; the other in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the village of Baraba. An annual procession is held to the first chapel on July 20. The church owns a wooden house with outbuildings for the priest's residence.
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