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signed the order to return the property to religious use, though in Russia, all religious property is officially state owned, with the congregation only having the right to use the property. Chernomyrdin's order was not immediately effective, with the property re-registered to the state only in
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permission to worship according to their own beliefs. The Russia
Company, now operating mainly for charitable purposes, continues to financially support the Anglican Church in Moscow through the congregation of St Andrew's.
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Company gave 25,000 rubles and the congregation raised 188,616 rubles to build the church. It was designed by
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was to be used. To emphasise establish St. Andrew's rôle as a church for the whole United
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