The church is located on the picturesque left bank of the Molokhta River, on a hill at the entrance to the village. It was built of brick on a rubble foundation in 1789 and 1797, replacing an old wooden church. The bell tower has not survived to this day. This is a small rural temple, characteristic of local architecture, executed in the style of early classicism with elements of baroque.
In the spatial composition of the pillarless single-domed three-part church, a two-light cube stands out under the dome's faceted roof, crowned with an onion-shaped dome on a square drum with cut corners. It is adjoined by significantly lowered volumes of a rounded apse and a square refectory. The decorative adornment of the church includes four-pillar porticos that reach the full height of the side facades with entablatures supported above the corner pillars and triangular pediments. The rectangular windows of the lower tier on all volumes are framed with simple framed casings with side descents. The second-light windows are unframed. The drum of the dome and rectangular frames with projections between the first and second-light windows are executed in a more complex baroque interpretation.
The church is covered by a four-bay vaulted ceiling with a smooth break of the bays at the internal ribs, pierced by a light drum. The refectory has a barrel vault, while the altar features a conch. Small fragments of oil painting from the late 19th century have been preserved.
Currently, restoration work is being carried out in the church.
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