Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - one of the oldest churches in the city of Kerch. Church appeared in 1907 thanks to the efforts of the native merchant family AV Novikov, who donated the town own land for the construction of the temple.

The project of the church was designed by architect AI Karapetovym. He decided to build an open elevated place a large stone church with wooden arches. In early August 1905 the solemn consecration of the construction site. The temple was built with funds allocated from the city treasury, as well as donations from local residents. Supervised construction works military engineer Captain GI Lagorio.

Two years later, a beautiful snow-white temple shaped like a ship, has become a real decoration of the Old Quarantine. The church was crowned with five domes and had a modest interior of a wooden carved iconostasis. From the porch of the bell tower led helical staircase.

The exact date of consecration of the church is unknown, it is believed that the church of the Ascension of Christ was consecrated on February 15, 1907 After the consecration of the temple has been attributed to the Kerch Alexander Nevsky Cathedral.

After the arrival of Soviet power of Christ's Church of the Assumption, like many other church was closed and then seized all his church property, and the building converted fishermen's club. During the first occupation of Kerch fascist invaders in 1941 in the sanctuary of the former church staged stables. In 1943, the parishioners of the church resulted in the order and it was consecrated to the memory of the Assumption of the Mother of God.

After the liberation of Kerch shrine is not closed, but a struggle for her to continue. From 1946 to 1953, the Assumption Church was replaced by 11 priests. In May 1953 he was appointed rector Fr. Joasaph Kraplin by which the revival of the church.

Today, the Church of the Assumption with its beauty pleases all residents of Kerch. The church is open children's Sunday school.