The stone church in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God in the village of Bogorodsk, previously known as Kotkishево, was built on the site of a wooden church of John the Baptist, erected in 1745. In the early 19th century, the parish of the village of Kotkishево consisted of serfs belonging to Major Pyotr Alexandrovich Sobakin. The village, located on the banks of the Vetluga River, along with the attached villages, formed a large parish that had 616 households in 1818. The rectors of this parish in the first half of the 19th century were often appointed overseers of the deanery district.

According to the clerical records, the construction of the stone church began in 1816 thanks to the efforts of the parishioners. No specific documents about the construction have been found in the archives, nor any design drawings, so the author of the project is unknown. It is assumed that the Nizhny Novgorod provincial architect I.I. Mezhitsky may have participated in the construction, as he was also responsible for overseeing church construction.

In 1926, in accordance with the resolution of the Presidium of the Nizhny Novgorod Provincial Executive Committee, fixation drawings of the Kazan church were made by technician I. Sukhanov. These drawings are schematic and contain factual errors, especially in the depiction of the facade, and do not show the dome over the refectory and altar.

It is likely that in the 1930s, services in the Kazan church ceased. To this day, the church has survived in a dilapidated state with many losses: the ceiling of the refectory is missing, parts of the finishes and crosses are gone, and only a few columns remain from the porticos.

By the decision of the Gorky Regional Executive Committee on December 18, 1989, the Kazan church in the village of Bogorodsk was placed under state protection as a monument of history and culture of local significance. It is now recognized as a cultural heritage site of regional significance. Currently, architect V.V. Koval has begun developing a restoration project for this monument.