The first mention of the church parish and temple in the village of Glebovo dates back to the late 17th century, when parishioners built a wooden church in honor of the Archangel Michael. In 1751, it was rebuilt, and a bell tower was added. The parish included the villages of Glebovo, Shmarnoye, and the hamlet of Brusenets, being part of the Belgorod diocese of the Usoshsky district of Kursk province. The church was restored multiple times and was finally completed in 1914 as a stone church with a bell tower and an iron roof. Instead of the previous single-altar church, the new one had three altars: the central one, dedicated to Archangel Michael, was consecrated on November 10, 1914; the right one, in honor of the prophet Elijah; and the left one, in honor of St. Theodore Stratilates (they were not consecrated in 1914).
The diocese did not allocate a salary, and the income amounted to 700 rubles a year from collection donations, part of which went to support the church parish school, opened on July 2, 1915, and to maintain the clergy: a priest, a deacon, and a psalmist. The village also had five zemstvo schools: two with two classes, two with one class, and the Malinovskaya zemstvo school. The church owned 30 desyatins of land, which brought an annual income of 800 rubles. Significant donations to the church's fund were made by the church elder, nobleman Fyodor Alexeyevich Poltoratsky, and his family. After his death, his wife Maria donated one thousand rubles, which became a substantial amount for the church with an annual rental payment. Nearby the church were the family burial places of local landowners and priests of the parish.
According to the decision of the regional executive committee on August 13, 1940, the church was closed and transferred 'for the needs of the village.'
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