diff --git a/config.example.yml b/config.example.yml
index 6521fef..ecfc5bc 100644
--- a/config.example.yml
+++ b/config.example.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ vk:
   # Default path for POST requests from VK api
   endpoint: /
   groups: []
-templates:
+templates: # (required)
   message_new: templates/message_new.md
   wall_post_new: templates/post_new.md
   group_join: templates/group_join.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ templates:
 #      secretKey: 'groupSecretKey'
 #      apiKey: 'callbackApiKey'
 #      post_types: ['post','copy','reply','postpone','suggest']
+#      templates: # group's custom templates (optional)
+#        message_new: templates/custom/message_new.md
 #      channels:
 #        - id: '@pogonia_test_chan'
 #          events:
@@ -34,4 +36,5 @@ templates:
 #            - group_join
 #            - group_leave
 #            - message_new
-
+#          templates: # channel custom templates (optional)
+#            wall_post_new: templates/custom/post_new.md
diff --git a/src/config/validate.ts b/src/config/validate.ts
index 2b1ab8f..429ccc3 100644
--- a/src/config/validate.ts
+++ b/src/config/validate.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,18 @@ import { telegramConfigSchema } from "../service/telegram/validation";
 import { loggerConfigSchema } from "../service/logger/config";
 import { dbConfigValidatior } from "../service/db/postgres/validation";
 
-const templateConfigSchema = object().shape({
+export const templateConfigSchema = object().required().shape({
   message_new: string().required(),
+  wall_post_new: string().required(),
+  group_join: string().required(),
+  group_leave: string().required(),
+});
+
+export const templateOptionalSchema = object().shape({
+  message_new: string(),
+  wall_post_new: string(),
+  group_join: string(),
+  group_leave: string(),
 });
 
 const configSchema = object<Config>().required().shape({
diff --git a/src/service/vk/index.ts b/src/service/vk/index.ts
index 0e19853..5d86e51 100644
--- a/src/service/vk/index.ts
+++ b/src/service/vk/index.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { ConfigGroup, GroupInstance, VkConfig, VkEvent } from "./types";
 import { API, Updates, Upload } from "vk-io";
 import logger from "../logger";
 import { Request, Response } from "express";
-import { flatten, has, keys } from "ramda";
+import { flatten, has, keys, prop } from "ramda";
 import { NextFunction } from "connect";
 import { VkEventHandler } from "./handlers/VkEventHandler";
 import { vkEventToHandler } from "./handlers";
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@ export class VkService {
     return flatten(
       group.channels.map((chan) =>
         chan.events.reduce((acc, event) => {
-          const template = new Template(this.templates[event]);
+          const template = new Template(
+            prop(event, chan?.templates) ||
+              prop(event, group?.templates) ||
+              prop(event, this.templates)
+          );
 
           const handler = new vkEventToHandler[event](
             event,
diff --git a/src/service/vk/types.ts b/src/service/vk/types.ts
index 9a438df..ab4e6e8 100644
--- a/src/service/vk/types.ts
+++ b/src/service/vk/types.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { API, Upload, Updates } from "vk-io";
 import { WallPostType } from "vk-io/lib/api/schemas/objects";
+import { TemplateConfig } from "../../config/types";
 
 export interface VkConfig extends Record<string, any> {
   groups: ConfigGroup[];
@@ -13,12 +14,14 @@ export interface ConfigGroup {
   secretKey: string;
   apiKey: string;
   channels: GroupChannel[];
+  templates: Partial<TemplateConfig>;
 }
 
 export interface GroupChannel {
   id: string;
   events: VkEvent[];
   post_types: WallPostType[];
+  templates: Partial<TemplateConfig>;
 }
 
 export enum VkEvent {
diff --git a/src/service/vk/validation.ts b/src/service/vk/validation.ts
index f379115..4c10e0c 100644
--- a/src/service/vk/validation.ts
+++ b/src/service/vk/validation.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import * as yup from "yup";
 import { VkConfig, VkEvent } from "./types";
+import { templateOptionalSchema } from "../../config/validate";
 
 const vkChannelEventSchema = yup.string().oneOf(Object.values(VkEvent));
 
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@ const vkChannelSchema = yup
       .required()
       .matches(/^@/, ({ path }) => `${path} should start with "@"`),
     events: yup.array().of(vkChannelEventSchema),
+    templates: templateOptionalSchema,
   });
 
 export const vkConfigSchema = yup
@@ -30,6 +32,7 @@ export const vkConfigSchema = yup
           secretKey: yup.string().required(),
           apiKey: yup.string().required(),
           channels: yup.array().of(vkChannelSchema),
+          templates: templateOptionalSchema,
         })
       ),
   });