In the village of Glazunovo, there is the Resurrection Church, built of stone in 1791 with funds from the parishioners. The church has a stone fence, and the cemetery, located half a verst from the village, is fenced on two sides with a wooden fence and surrounded by a moat on the other sides. The church has three altars: in honor of the Resurrection of Christ, the Entry into the Temple of the Most Holy Theotokos, and Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker. The Smolensk icon of the Mother of God Odigitria is especially venerated. The church has a steady income: interest amounting to 46 rubles 36 kopecks from a capital of 1220 rubles, of which 1000 rubles are intended for the decoration of the temple.
The parish consists of a priest, a deacon, and a psalmist. Their regular income includes a salary from the treasury: the priest and the psalmist receive 104 rubles 86 kopecks, the deacon receives 150 rubles according to a decision from January 5, 1903, as well as interest amounting to 79 rubles 4 kopecks from a capital of 2280 rubles. Income from services and requests amounts to up to 400 rubles per year. The priest and deacon have church premises, while the psalmist is paid 12 rubles per year for housing.
The church land includes 1 desyatina 203 square sazhen of homestead land, 65 desyatins 1125 square sazhen of arable and haymaking land, 55 desyatins 167 square sazhen of forest firewood land, 283 square sazhen under the church and cemetery, as well as 5 desyatins 2130 square sazhen under the roads. There is a plan and boundary book.
The parish has 660 men and 803 women. The main occupation of the parishioners is agriculture, many of whom go to work in the capital cities. The parish includes 23 settlements, the most distant of which is located 6 versts from the church. A church-parish school operates at the church.
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