In 1828, the Dmitrievskaya sloboda appeared on the outskirts of the village. This happened when the Kornoukhovy brothers, merchants of paints and Moscow goods, purchased a large plot of land from Count Vorontsov and built the first house there. In 1838, the Zubkovs and Polushins settled on this land, opening calico factories, and the Lepeshkin chemical plant was also founded. In 1879, merchants N.V. Lepeshkin and E.V. Menshikov financed the construction of a small tent-like church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God 'Joy of All Who Sorrow,' with chapels dedicated to the apostles Peter and Paul and Vasily of Paros. In 1901, thanks to the funds of merchant A.S. Konovalov, the chief manager of the chemical plant, a tall bell tower with kokoshniks and a tent was added to the church, designed by architect Pyotr Gustavovich Begen, giving the church a completed appearance. In 1885, the 'Model Two-Class Church-Parish Cyril and Methodius School' opened at the church, built with the funds of the 'Brotherhood of Saint Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky.' In 1924, the church was handed over to the community of believers of the Renovationist direction. In May 1935, the Orthodox community of the Josephite orientation rented one of the chapels of the church. This movement, which emerged in the late 1920s, refused to submit to Metropolitan Sergius. Soon, the community of the Sorrowful Church submitted a request to transfer the church to the city council, as they could not maintain it. By that time, the Renovationist community had already ceased its activities. On June 26, 1935, the church was closed by the decision of the regional executive committee. An attempt to resume services occurred seven years later when a group of believers requested the return of the building. The original church was blown up on December 30, 1976, before its centenary, to build a sports complex, but the project did not progress beyond the foundation pit. The building of the Cyril and Methodius School was demolished in 1990, and the area remained vacant for a long time. In the summer of 1997, work began on the restoration of the church and bell tower. Architect Alexander Vadimovich Pashkov developed the project for the new church. The board of trustees, which included representatives of the Orthodox Church, scholars, local historians, and officials from Ivanovo's administration, oversaw the process. Professional builders, students, volunteers, and monks from the Nikolai-Shartom Monastery participated in the restoration. Over two years, the church was fully reconstructed, but now it has a five-domed completion instead of a tent. The Sorrowful Church became the first in the city to be revived 'from scratch' at its original location. The white-blue church was restored in the image of the old temple, but with some changes.