Eleusa Church, Russian wooden church in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia.

Eleusa Church stands as a traditional wooden Orthodox structure featuring intricate timber construction, ornate woodwork, and compact design typical of Russian ecclesiastical architecture dedicated to the icon of Mother of God 'Tenderness'.

A parish community dedicated to the Eleusa icon formed in 2001, meeting in a former dairy kitchen on Zavodskaya Street. In 2004 the Gorky Railway donated a passenger carriage, converted into a prayer house with a cupola and cross. The foundation of the wooden church was begun in 2007, the domes and crosses were consecrated on 27 March 2010, and Metropolitan Georgy consecrated the church by the Great Rite on 1 January 2013.

The church exemplifies Russian Orthodox spiritual traditions through its dedication to the Eleusa icon, hosting liturgical services, religious festivals, and community gatherings that strengthen local faith practices and cultural identity.

Located at coordinates 56.291228, 43.944919 within Nizhny Novgorod, the church operates regular Orthodox services and maintains an official website at umilenienn.ru providing service schedules and community information for visitors and worshippers.

The church is the largest wooden church in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. Its wooden frame was cut in 2009 by craftsmen of OOO Tayga in the settlement of Sokolskoye, while a new foundation was being built on the permanent site at the corner of Admirala Makarova and Dargomyzhskogo streets.