Historical documents show that in 1762, when the settlement of the Volga steppes began, Sukhaia Vyazovka and Beriozovyi Hai were small villages with 15-20 households. However, twenty years later, mass settlement of the region began. By 1859, the number of households in Sukhaia Vyazovka increased to 220, and then to 561.

In 1825, a stone single-altar church was built in Sukhaia Vyazovka. The building is made of red brick on a white stone base and has a ship-like layout. The architectural volume includes a bell tower, a refectory, a square of the church, a semicircular apse of the altar, and side chapels. The church has eight pillars, and the square is topped with an octagonal light drum with a sloped roof, culminating in an onion dome on a brick neck and a metal cross.

The three-tiered bell tower also has a sloped roof and is topped with a smaller onion dome and cross. The cornices are made of white stone. The facades of the building feature vertical divisions with paired pilasters and horizontal divisions with cornice belts. The window openings with semicircular lintels are adorned with wide archivolts.

The church was consecrated in honor of the great martyr Demetrius of Thessaloniki. In 1896, the church was expanded, and its area reached 423.5 square meters.

By decree of the Holy Synod on March 4, 1885, the presence of a priest, deacon, and psalmist was provided. There was also always a bell ringer at the church, who not only called people to services but also helped lost travelers with the ringing during the winter cold.

The church had a library, a zemstvo school founded in 1862, and a church school for literacy opened in 1891.

After the October Revolution of 1917, a revolutionary committee appeared in the village, which actively engaged in collectivization. In 1929, the first collective farms were created: five in Sukhaia Vyazovka and four in Beriozovyi Hai.

In 1925, the authorities decided to close the church. Priest Father Alexander was arrested by Chekists from Chapayevsk, and nothing more was known about him. It is said that his family lived in poverty, and he wore a patched cassock. The repressions also affected his family.

From 1960 to 1990, the church building housed a grain storage facility.

Local residents remember that the church had ancient icons, many of which were destroyed by the Bolsheviks. However, some icons were saved, and now their descendants are returning them to the church.

In January 2007, specialists from the Ministry of Culture of the Samara Region conducted a technical inspection of the church. The report indicated that numerous cracks in the walls and ceilings indicate uneven subsidence of the building, and the integrity of the foundation under the refectory is compromised. Inclined cracks in the brickwork and the need for roof repairs due to efflorescence on the plaster were also noted. The absence of coverings over the protruding elements of the facades led to the destruction of the brick.

Currently, most of the planned repair and restoration work has been completed.