The Church of the assumption of the blessed virgin Mary is the temple of the 17th century, situated in the village of Varzuga Tersky district, located in the South-Eastern part of the Murmansk region. This Church became one of the majestic monuments of wooden Russian architecture and is an integral part of the complex of monuments of the village of Varzuga. It is noteworthy that the Church built without a single nail. If you look at the Church of the assumption from afar, it seems that she is wonderfully perfect in its proportions and slender. The silhouette of the Church in harmony with the surrounding nature. It is also important that all the constituent elements of the Church looks amazing in proportion, which gives the monument of wooden architecture of the solemn and majestic appearance.

The first mention of the Church can be found in the chronicle sources 1563, although nothing exactly they did not say. In Clerical statements for the year 1674 States that the Church of the Dormition was built in 1674 under the guidance of master Clement, that occurred during the reign of Alexei Mikhailovich. On the South wall of the Church had a wooden cross, which in 1985 was transported on one of the Islands called High and 3 km from the Varzuga, but to our time this cross has been preserved.

The erection of the Church occurred during the Church reforms of the Great Patriarch Nikon, and the great schism of believers – in this period the greatest number of inhabitants of Murmansk desperately fought against the various kinds of innovations. This fact is reflected in the Church of the assumption in the form of a classic tent style, despite the fact that Nikon has banned the use of this technique.

The construction of the Dormition Church was carried out according to the principle of the so-called "Golden section". Church grounds consisted of a quadrangle, designed as a post located in the center, and several adjacent nozzles – which makes the Church the base is cross-shaped in transverse form. The upper part of the Church consists of osmislennogo frame, tent, cervical dome and cupola, wedding made in the form of eight-pointed cross.

For the decoration of the temple were applied varied elements, for example, scales and head band – specially designed the dome and its base. The beauty of Church buildings was achieved by applying different kinds of carved details presented window frames, patio columns, skates and barrel Priceline and patterned ends of the roof framing in the form of lace lower and upper parts of the dome.

The total height of the Church is 34 meters. The free area is reserved for parishioners of 70 square meters. After three years from the date of completion of construction, the consecration of the iconostasis, which consisted of 84 icons. Some of the icons was written specifically for a new Church in 1677 when working painters Antony of Siya monastery, and the other part was painted Solovetsky masters and was previously occupied by the Church.

The vast majority of not only the connoisseurs of wooden Russian architecture, but also of historians and researchers believe the Church of the Dormition of the most remarkable of all the monuments of this kind, located in the Russian North.

Over the years 1847-1848 in the Church were carried out capital repair and restoration work, while it has been altered and in some parts covered with wood. In 1860 was updated iconostasis of the Church; in the period from 1888 to 1895 was the largest in the history of the Church repairs, which even has an inscription Zaborshikov Dmitry A. – son of chief master – at internal wooden Board. In 1939 assumption Church lost all of its bells, which were removed and prepared for transport on the river, which never came, because a strong surge of water took bell into the river. To return the bells so failed. In 1973 the Church of Dormition recognized monument of wooden architecture, after which she was again restored. Since 1996 in the Church of the assumption began again services be held.