The Church in honor of the Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God is located in the Soldier's settlement, adjacent to the western part of Vladimir. The parish of this church covers the Soldier's and Shooter's settlements. The Shooter's settlement has existed for a long time, unlike the later Soldier's settlement. In the past, shooters lived not only in cities but also near monasteries. In Vladimir, they resided in a separate settlement along with the gunners. In 1592, there were 100 shooters in the Shooter's settlement, led by the centurion Vasily Esipov. Instead of monetary salaries, they were provided with trading places and the opportunity to engage in crafts, as well as land and hay meadows. After the Lithuanian devastation, the settlements were deserted. According to the land books of 1639-1640 and the royal decree, there were 30 shooters recorded. Upon the establishment of the Vladimir province by decree of Catherine II, the residents of the Shooter's settlement were registered in the Vladimir merchant and petty bourgeois classes. In the Gatilov settlement on the Lybed River, there used to be a church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, which fell into disrepair after the Lithuanian devastation. The patriarchal books of 1656 noted that the church was abandoned and should not be included in the parish book. For about 150 years, there was no church in this area. When the Kazan church of the Yam settlement was relocated, and the Peter and Paul church burned down, the need arose for a new church for the residents of the Shooter's and neighboring settlements. In 1784, the church in honor of the Meeting of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was transferred here, previously located on the banks of the Klyazma River. This church was originally built by Grand Duke Andrei Bogolyubsky in 1164. Duke Andrei erected the temple in honor of the Assumption of the Most Holy Theotokos and decided to place the miraculous icon brought from Vyshgorod in it. The icon was ceremoniously welcomed on the banks of the Klyazma, and in its honor, the duke built the Meeting Church, instituting a procession on September 21. In 1177, the procession was canceled. Initially, the church was likely wooden and was destroyed in 1237 during the Tatar invasion. There is no information about it until the 17th century. In 1656, a new church existed on the site of the ancient church. In 1761, a wooden church built in 1674 is mentioned. The documents of the patriarchal treasury indicate that in 1670, 10 rubles were allocated for the construction of the church. Apparently, the church of 1656 had fallen into disrepair, and the protodeacon of the Assumption Cathedral was concerned about its restoration. From 1710-1715, there was a priest at the church, as well as in 1722. In 1746, the church paid a tribute of 42 kopecks. In 1784, the Meeting Church was relocated to the Soldier's settlement, and a post with a cross was erected at its former site. In 1807, a stone church with a bell tower was built in the Soldier's settlement instead of the wooden church, which has survived to this day. The church has three altars: in the cold part in honor of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, in the warm part in honor of the Meeting of the Lord, and in the name of the Mother of God 'Joy of All Who Sorrow.'