In 1938, during the celebration of the 950th anniversary of the Baptism of Russia, the decision was made at the behest of Archbishop Vitaly (Maximenko) to mark this jubilee by erecting the majestic St. Vladimir Memorial Church in the town of Cassville, soon after renamed Jackson, at ROVA Farms (ROVA: Russian Mutual Aid Society), where many Russian people typically congregate in the summer months. The original architectural design was done by the talented Russian architect R.N. Verhovsky. In 1940, the triumphal laying of the cornerstone was performed by Metropolitan Theophilus (Pashkovsky), Archbishop Vitaly, and Bishop Makary (Ilyinsky), hierarchs of the then-united Russian Church in America, which later divided into three parts: the American Church, the Church Abroad, and the Moscow Church. St. Vladimir Memorial Church remained under the authority of Archbishop Vitaly. The Second World War halted construction. In 1948, the rector’s responsibilities were assigned to Hieromonk Anthony (Medvedev) and work on the lower church was completed by V.I. Vishnevsky and M.I. Yazykov, with the technical assistance of the engineer A.E. Boldakov.

   In 1951, Archpriest Vasily Musin-Pushkin was assigned church rector, and work on the church under his leadership took on a new character of intensity – the church walls and apse were completed under the supervision of architect V.G. Glinin, after which supervision over the construction of the church was undertaken by N.D. Popov. On May 28/June 10, 1959, Archpriest Vasily Musin-Pushkin died suddenly, and the church’s deacon, the newly ordained to the priesthood Fr. Vitaly Faktorovich, became the rector, soon after becoming a monk with the name Vasily, in honor of the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir, who took the name Vasily in Holy Baptism. Local architect S.N. Padyukov took over supervision of church construction. Upon Archbishop Vitaly’s death on February 21/March 8, St. Vladimir’s Society and the Building Committee for the Construction of St. Vladimir Memorial Church were led by Archbishop Nikon of Washington and Florida.