Originally, the Trinity Church in Shchurovo was wooden, built in 1775 by Princess Natalia Alexandrovna Golitsyna. Thanks to documents from the Ryazan archive, it is known that in 1815 a warm chapel was added to the church in honor of the martyrs Adrian and Natalia. According to annual reports from the archpriest, the church was erected in 1774-1775 through the efforts of Natalia Alexandrovna Golitsyna. It was a wooden building with a bell tower. In 1869, the walls were covered with new planks, and in 1881 they were painted with oil paint. The fence was on a stone-brick foundation, and there was a spacious lodge near the church. The church had two altars: a cold one in honor of the Holy Life-Giving Trinity and a warm chapel in honor of the holy martyrs Adrian and Natalia, established in 1815 at the initiative of Colonel Adrian Moiseevich Gribovsky. In 1870, the iconostasis was replaced with a new one, and there were enough church utensils. The church was located on the banks of the Oka River, at the confluence with the Moscow River, which the residents of Shchurovo call 'Popovka.' From there, there was a picturesque view of the water surface and the Staro-Golutvin Monastery. Locals claim that there was also a wooden chapel near the church.
Despite widespread misconceptions about the morality of the Russian people before the revolution, the looting of churches was common. In July 1909, the wooden Trinity Church in Shchurovo was robbed, and the churchwarden Vasily Vorobyov, who guarded the church at night, was killed. An antimins was stolen from the church, and after that, services ceased. In 1915, the church still stood, as the Bishop of Ryazan and Zaraysk, Dmitry Sperovsky, visited it. However, by 1926, according to locals, the church was no longer there. There are suggestions that it either burned down or was dismantled in the early 1920s. The version of its relocation to the village of Sushkovo has not been confirmed. In 1883, Priest Feodor Sokolov and parishioners requested the construction of a stone church. On September 26, 1883, the parishioners of Shchurovo decided to lease a plot of land to the 'E.A. Lipgart and Co.' factory for 10 years for 800 rubles a year and a plot by the river for 200 rubles annually. A site was chosen for the new church at the end of the village between the railway and the highway. In 1892, the project for the church was approved by the provincial authorities, designed by Moscow architect Maxim Karlovich Geppener, with technical supervision by Ryazan architect E.F. Sabler. By 1900, the main construction work was completed, and in 1907 the church was consecrated. The funds for construction were provided by factory owner Emil-Alexander Lipgart, merchants Matvey Savinov and Pavel Sharapov, and manufacturer Ivan Davydovich Morozov. Locals fondly remember Priest Feodor Sokolov, who donated all his savings for the construction. The main work took place under the leadership of Archpriest Alexander Lyubimov. Materials from the Lipgart factory and bricks from the Modest Lozovsky factory were used. By 1907, the interior finishing was completed, a parish house was built, and a stone fence was erected. In 1991, the church was returned to the believers, and restoration began. In 2001, the construction of an extension to the church house was completed, a Sunday school, a children's shelter, a social center 'Nadezhda,' and an Orthodox gymnasium were opened, a pilgrimage service and a clothing distribution point were established, and a parish newspaper was published.
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