The first wooden church in the settlement of Yutanovka, which was previously part of the Biryuchensky district, was built in 1793, and its rector was Mark Drygin. In 1839, landowner Vasily Verigin constructed a stone church with a bell tower. By the end of the 19th century, the church owned 33 desyatinas of arable land and had over 800 parishioners.
In the 1930s, the church was closed, and in the 1960s it was partially destroyed, including the bell tower. On the right bank of the Oskol River, 2.5 km from the Tikhvin church, there is a settlement from the 8th-9th centuries AD, related to the Saltovo-Maiach culture. Until 2010, the church remained inactive.
On September 8, 2004, the governor of the Belgorod region, E.S. Savchenko, signed a decree recognizing the church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God as a cultural heritage site of the region. On May 6, 2008, the Zemstvo Assembly of the Yutanovsky rural district, with the blessing of Archbishop John of Belgorod and Starooskolsky, approved the composition of the Board of Trustees for the restoration of the church.
Restoration work began in 2009. Residents of the village of Yutanovka and other settlements in the district made donations, and the construction was financed from the regional budget. By early August 2010, the restoration was completed.
On August 14, 2010, on the day of the celebration of the All-Merciful Savior and the Most Holy Theotokos, as well as the Origin of the Honorable Wood of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the restored church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God was consecrated in Yutanovka. The sacrament of consecration was performed by Archbishop John of Belgorod and Starooskolsky. The main shrine of the church is the icon of the Tikhvin Mother of God.
The Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God is recognized as a cultural heritage site of regional significance.
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