The Dormition Church at Gonchari was built in 1654 and serves as a beautiful example of the Russian Uzorochye architectural style, complete with elaborate decorations and kokoshniks. The church has held since 1716 a revered copy of the Three-Handed Virgin Mary Icon. The church remained open during the Soviet years and since 1948 it has been the podvorye (embassy church) of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.