In 1718, a wooden Orthodox church dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was built in the village. In 1748, it was replaced by a new church, consecrated in 1751 and rebuilt in 1791. In 1869, construction began on a new wooden church according to a different design, with the main altar dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and a chapel in honor of the Kazan Mother of God. The new church was consecrated by the local archpriest on July 9 and 10, 1873. The church had a wooden watchman's lodge and three houses for the clergy, and a one-class parish school operated from 1873 and a literacy school from 1890.

Instead of the old wooden church, it was decided to build a new stone temple, which was completed in rough form in 1913, covered with iron and plastered. By 1915, the construction and landscaping, funded by parishioners, were completed. On December 1, Bishop Dosifei of Volsk, with the assistance of seven priests, held an all-night vigil in the new church, and the next day consecrated the main altar in the name of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. The right chapel of the Kazan Mother of God was consecrated the following day. On June 1, 1916, Dosifei visited Bereznyaki again to consecrate the left chapel in the name of the Prophet Elijah, which took place on June 3 after the all-night vigil with the local clergy.

The warm and spacious building had a bell tower, and nearby was the old wooden watchman's lodge. The clergy included two priests living in houses built in 1886 and 1915, and two psalmists. In 1911, the zemstvo school was transformed into a ministerial one. The women's and men's parish schools, located in a two-story building next to the church, were transferred to the Ministry of Public Education.

The Nicholas church did not last long and was closed during the years of persecution against the church. The building was completely dismantled, and today only the foundation and cellar remain.