The Belarusian leader traditionally lit an Easter candle in the church and spoke with parishioners and clergy.

«I am happy to see your kind and, as always, smiling eyes. It’s pleasant to visit such a church. To be honest, these are my favorite churches, churches that are built plain and simple, no showiness, especially the wooden ones,» the head of state said.

«My task is to come to you, to this church, this holy place, and to do what I love most — to light a candle. That is the thing I love most when I come to church. Together with you, I have done that,» he added.

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that on Easter, he typically visits small village churches. When it came time to decide where to go, the president chose Yevdokimovichi without any hesitation. «Many years ago, I visited this place more than once. I remember there was a farm somewhere around here. I remember every kilometer of the road. Especially since I used to work with you. I remember the head of your farm, Aleksandr Popkov, with whom I also worked back in Minsk,» the head of state recalled.

He admitted that trips to familiar places always bring back many fond memories of times past, even though they were not easy: «It was very hard. But it has always been and will always be hard. Such is our life, granted to us by the Lord God, so that we do not become rigid, so that we keep moving.»

The president thanked the parishioners for coming to this meeting and offered warm wishes on the occasion of Easter. «I wish you good health. We will manage everything else. As I often say, if we can’t find something, we’ll buy it, and not for a lot of money. But you can’t buy health. God will only grant us that health when we ourselves strive to be in good health, when we do everything for the sake of our health. May all your labors bring you a good and happy life. Especially your children,» Aleksandr Lukashenko wished.

The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was built in 2017 with funds from a patron from Shklov. Previously, on this site stood a wooden church of the Holy Prophet Elijah, built in 1841 and which existed until 1951.

The modern Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is a cruciform building with four small domes at the intersections and a light drum in the center. On the outer side of the central crossing is a full-length icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, after whom the church in Yevdokimovichi is named. Icons of saints also adorn the roof vaults. There are eight bells on the wooden bell tower.

Among the church’s holy treasures are a reliquary containing fragments of the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, as well as icons of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Seraphim of Sarov, and St. Sergius of Radonezh.