In 1763, I.L. Timashev, having acquired land, founded the village of Tashla on the site of a small settlement of Bashkir nomads. Already in 1764, a wooden church was built on the left bank of the Tashlinka River in the name of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin, which became the only center of Orthodoxy in the region.
In April 1774, Pugachev's troops repeatedly attacked Tashla and looted it. In May, after another siege, the church was burned down. To continue church services, a field church was established in Tashla in the name of St. Sergius of Radonezh.
In 1800, the construction of a stone church began, which was completed and consecrated in 1802 in the name of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin. The church, designed for 345 souls, was consecrated by His Grace Ambrose, the first Bishop of Orenburg and Ufa, on August 23, the feast day of St. Martyr Lupus of Thessalonica. It was built in the center of the village, not far from the manor house.
From 1764 to 1917, ten priests, four deacons, and seven psalmists served in the Intercession Church. From 1917 to 1935, services were held in the church, baptisms, weddings, and funerals took place. In 1935, a decree was issued to close all rural parishes and churches, and the clergy were removed from service. In 1937, an order was given to remove the bells and crosses, after which the church was used as a collective farm grain storage. In 1957, the church was completely destroyed.
On May 6, 2003, with funds raised by the villagers and Moscow businessman A.S. Savinov, the first stone of the new church was consecrated. On October 14, 2003, on the feast of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin, the first liturgy was held.
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