There is a legend about the beginning of the church and the village, described in the handwritten life of Saint John, the Suzdal Miracle Worker. The cathedral clergy, dissatisfied with Bishop John due to his frequent punishments for their misdeeds, persuaded the protodeacon Eleutherius to spread rumors about the archbishop's inappropriate behavior. Eleutherius agreed, and soon bad gossip about John spread throughout the city. The residents of Suzdal were outraged and expelled their archpastor from the city in disgrace. The saint silently and magnanimously endured this. Leaving the city, he stopped in an open place, turned to the east, knelt down, and prayed, asking the Lord to forgive his enemies. As soon as he finished his prayer, his enemies were blinded. Seeing this, the Suzdal residents fell to the ground and, with tears, begged for forgiveness and blessing from the saint. John forgave them and blessed them, and also prayed for his enemies, who regained their sight and promised to amend their ways.

This event took place on September 19, on the day of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael in Khoneh. By the blessing of the saint, a wooden church was built at the site of the miracle in honor of the Archangel Michael, and the resulting village was named Ivanovo in honor of the saint. It remained the estate of the Archierarchical House until 1764. Between 1755 and 1760, Metropolitan Silverst built a stone church on the site of the wooden one, with an altar in honor of Saints John and Theodore, the Suzdal Miracle Workers. The bell tower was made of stone, with a bell bearing a Latin inscription.

The clergy consisted of a priest and a psalmist. The church had 34 dessiatinas of land. The income of the clergy amounted to up to 500 rubles a year. The priest lived in Suzdal, while the psalmist rented an apartment.

The parish included one village with 76 households and 422 residents. On August 28, 1913, the priests from the villages of Ivanovo and Nil were transferred to each other's places.

During the Soviet era, the church was closed, the bell tower was destroyed, and the building was used as a grain storage facility and a club. In the 1980s, the church was partially restored. From the late 1980s until 2010, it belonged to the Russian Orthodox Autonomous Church. In 2010, the church was transferred to the Vladimir-Suzdal Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church. Priest Leonid Perebaev became the rector to resume services. On January 26, 2013, the church was consecrated by Archbishop Evlogy in honor of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael. The feast day is celebrated on September 19, and since then, regular services have been held in the church.