St Sarkis church in Gajkodzor, Armenian Apostolic church in Gajkodzor, Russia

St Sarkis Church in Gajkodzor consists of a small church whose facade is built of red brick, and a larger church under construction since 2009 whose facade is made of volcanic tuff brought from Armenia. A khachkar, a carved stone cross-stela brought from Armenia, stands in the courtyard.

The first stone of a small church was laid in 1997, the same year a khachkar brought from Armenia was installed and the small church completed. In 2008 the land plot and documents were prepared for a larger church, whose construction began in 2009. On 26 May 2016 the Armenian church of Surp Gevorg (Saint George) was consecrated.

Every 28 May the village celebrates Khachkar Day, centred on the carved stone cross-stone brought from Armenia and set in the churchyard in 1997. The small church's red-brick facade and the larger church's volcanic tuff from Armenia mark the two building phases.

The church stands in the village of Gajkodzor, part of the Gajkodzor district of Anapa in Krasnodar Krai. The khachkar brought from Armenia stands in the courtyard, where the village marks Khachkar Day every 28 May. The small church and the large church share the same grounds, so both façades can be seen in one visit.

The small church and the large church stand side by side, and their facades differ: the older one is red brick, the newer one volcanic tuff brought from Armenia. Each year on 28 May the village celebrates Khachkar Day around the stone cross in the courtyard.