St. Panteleimon Church

St. Panteleimon Church in Kabardinka village, Gelendzhik, is part of Novorossiysk Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. The church was restored in 1994 after being destroyed in 1937. It houses an icon of St. Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon with a relic of his remains brought by Greek settlers in 1870. There is also a Sunday school operating at the church, while the parish assists those in need: approximately 35-40 people receive meals daily, and frail worshippers are provided transportation to and from the church.