Rustam Minnikhanov visits the Center of Spiritual and Creative development of the Serafim Saravskiy Church parish in Kazan and talks to children who attend circles and artistic workshops

On 19 October Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Metropolitan of Kazan and Tatarstan Cyril, the Head of the President’s Office Asgat Safarov, regional Minister of Your Affairs Timur Suleymanov visited the Center of Spiritual and Creative development of the Serafim Saravskiy Church parish in Kazan, which is located in the annex of a living multi-apartment house and has a creative studio, computer class, household studies class, media class and a pottery.

Tatarstan President was informed about and shown the refurbishment of the center, and talked to children who attend various circles and creative workshops. At the pottery children gave Rustam Minnikhanov an earthenware plate which they manufactured and decorated themselves. In the media class a school boy took a blitz interview from the President asking him about his most bright memories from his childhood.

The building was given to the Kazan Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church according to the gratuitous use agreement in 2018 and the church started giving classes to disabled children in January 2022. More than 200 children also attend classes in religion, drawing, choreography, folklore, chess and English language at a Sunday school and about 100 children attend circles in the Center of Spiritual and Creative development of the Serafim Saravskiy Church parish.

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