The construction of the Andrew Church began in 1999, but due to a lack of funds, it was delayed for 12 years. During this time, a temporary chapel in honor of St. John of Kronstadt was built, where regular services were held and the parish was formed. Thanks to the efforts of the rector and benefactors, the church was completed this year, and on December 13, the day of its patronal feast, it was consecrated.

The solemn consecration and the first Divine Liturgy in the church were led by Archbishop Anastasius, head of the Kazan and Tatarstan Diocese. The service was attended by the abbot of the Raifa Monastery, Archimandrite Vsevolod, the rector and clergy of the parish, city clergy, representatives of the city administration, and numerous parishioners.

The Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called was the first of the apostles to follow Christ and brought his brother, the Apostle Peter, to Him. Originally from Bethsaida, he dedicated himself to God from a young age, did not marry, and fished with his brother. When the Holy Prophet John the Baptist appeared in Israel, Andrew became his disciple. John the Baptist directed Andrew and John the Theologian to Christ, pointing to Him as the Lamb of God. After the Descent of the Holy Spirit, Andrew went to preach in the eastern countries, passed through Asia Minor, Thrace, Macedonia, reached the Danube, the Black Sea coast, Crimea, the Black Sea region, and ascended the Dnieper to the place where Kyiv is now located. Here he stopped for the night and in the morning told his disciples that God's grace would shine upon these mountains, a great city would arise, and God would erect many churches. The apostle blessed the mountains and erected a cross, then continued down the Dnieper, reaching Slavic settlements where he founded Novgorod. From there he passed through the lands of the Varangians to Rome, and then returned to Thrace, where in Byzantium, the future Constantinople, he founded the Christian Church. The name of the Holy Apostle Andrew connects the Church of Constantinople with the Russian Church. On his journey, the apostle endured much suffering from pagans: he was expelled, beaten, and stoned in Sinope, but he continued to preach about the Savior to the people. By his prayers, the Lord performed miracles, and thanks to his labors, Christian Churches arose. The last city where the apostle met a martyr's death was Patras.

Several centuries later, during the reign of Emperor Constantine the Great, the relics of the Holy Apostle Andrew were transferred to Constantinople and placed in the Church of the Holy Apostles next to the relics of the Evangelist Luke and the Apostle Timothy.