The Church of John the Theologian is one of the significant shrines of the Siberian tract. The history of the parish spans 150 years, but it was officially opened in Igra in 1862 by the decree of the Holy Synod dated September 20, 1861. Prior to this, from 1860, services were held in a prayer house located in a peasant's hut, as the wooden church had not yet been built. The material condition of the parish and clergy during those years was quite dire.

According to the clerical report of 1860, there was a lack of liturgical utensils, and the clergy had no income. They were not allocated land for food, and there was no salary, except for donations from townspeople. The clergy consisted of five people: a priest, a deacon, and two clerks. By this time, the number of parishioners reached 2,392, including 1,240 women and 1,152 men. With the official opening of the parish, significant changes occurred. In 1862, a wooden church with a bell tower on a stone foundation was built with the funds from the parishioners.

The new church had one altar in honor of Saint Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian, consecrated on November 12, 1862. The church was equipped with all the necessary utensils for worship. The clergy were allocated 66 desyatinas of land, but they actually received it in 1862. The parishioners also committed to providing a pood of rye, barley, and oats for the maintenance of the clergy.

The parish included 29 settlements located within a radius of 13 versts from the church, except for one that was 21 versts away. The parish included settlements that previously belonged to the parish of the village of Chutyr: the village of Igra, the post of Untemsky, the post of Shundishursky, the village of Gereevskaya, the post of Kulyugurt, and others. The number of parishioners increased to 2,580, including 1,337 women and 1,243 men.

On October 26, 1868, a church-parish guardianship was established at the church. It was engaged in collecting voluntary donations, producing bricks for the church, and other important matters. The chairman of the guardianship was the church rector, Priest Nikolai Modestov. Its members included the assistant rector, Priest Hippolyt Polyakov, the church elder, and senior volost officials. There were six temporary members elected by the parishioners for three years.

In 1873, a church-parish school was opened in a small wooden house. Reports from 1879 indicate the poor condition of the clergy: parishioners did not fulfill their payment obligations, and the clergy had to build their own houses, as there were none provided by the church. Over time, the situation improved.

In 1907, a stone church in honor of Saint John the Theologian was built with funds from the parishioners, designed by the Vyatka architect Ivan Apollonovich Charushin. The church was made of red brick with patterns, had a bell tower on a stone foundation covered with iron, and gilded crosses on the domes. It belonged to the cell-type churches but had elements of the tent style. The church was divided into three parts: the narthex, the central part, and the altar. The narthex contained two rooms for the refectory and storage. The church had ten domes, but in 1938, after its closure, all of them were removed.

The church staff included six people: two priests, a deacon, two psalmists, and a prosphora baker. In 1910, the clergy were assigned stipends: 300 rubles for the priest, 150 rubles for the deacon, 100 rubles for the psalmist, and 36 rubles for the prosphora baker per year. The church owned 60 desyatinas of land, cultivated by the clergy members. Wooden houses for the clergy were built on the church land. The church also owned the school buildings, a burial vault, and other structures. The old wooden church was moved to the cemetery.

In 1910, the parish had 716 households, 2,867 men, and 2,845 women. However, in 1912, the number of parishioners decreased: 2,794 men and 2,759 women, among whom were Russians and Udmurts.

With the advent of Soviet power, the church almost ceased to function. It was closed on April 22, 1938, and its building was turned into a grain warehouse, while the church utensils were destroyed. In the post-war years, the building was used as a club.

On October 22, 1990, the building was transferred to the Igrinsky religious society for the restoration of the church and conducting services. The revival of the church began in the spring of 1991 thanks to the efforts of Archpriest Dmitry Fedorovich Maximov and Father Evgeny Laptev. At the time of restoration, two altar projections remained in the church, and five domes were restored.