The Orthodox church dedicated to Saint Archangel Michael was opened in the village of Russian Selitba on October 1, 1829. Its construction lasted 25 years due to the efforts of the parishioners, and the church project was developed around 1804. Initially, it was a pillarless ship-type church that could accommodate up to 400 people.

In the 1860s, the church was expanded by adding northern and southern chapels, giving it a cross shape. The chapels did not have their own altars, but they were equipped with additional entrances from the west, as well as storage rooms for firewood and stoves. After the expansion, the church could accommodate up to 700 people. It was considered "Paschal," as collective services for Easter were held here with the participation of priests from nearby churches. The church was painted in a picturesque style, and some fragments of the frescoes have survived to this day.

In the 1930s, the church was closed for services, and the bell was removed and sent for melting in Sergievsk. The building was handed over to the collective farm for use as a grain storage facility, and later it was abandoned. The last priest to serve here, Ivan Dmitrievich Shcheglov, was shot in the 1930s and was canonized as a new martyr of the Samara region.

Restoration work began in 1989, and in 1992 the church reopened for services. In 1993, the building was included in the list of monuments of history and culture of regional significance. It is one of the oldest preserved examples of Orthodox church architecture in the Samara region, combining features of Russian architecture from the 17th-18th centuries and early classicism.