The Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, according to various sources, was built in 1646, 1674, or 1690. Its style resembles the Annunciation Church in Yaran, but it has a richer and more exquisite exterior. The decor features carved white stone elements, and remnants of plasterwork inside testify to the former splendor of the interiors. In 1619, Maria Khlopova, the first bride of Tsar Mikhail Romanov, was exiled to Yaran, slandered by envious people. It is unknown how long she stayed there and where exactly she lived, but it is possible that the construction of the church in Shoshma is somehow connected to her presence.

The Nativity Church is designed in the "Moscow Baroque" style and has the shape of an "octagon on a square" with an elegant octagonal bell tower consisting of three tiers. Some facade elements are carved from white stone, and the church's dome has preserved its old green tiles. However, the overall decor of the church differs from Moscow and suburban churches, resembling those in Kazan and Cheboksary, or having no analogs. In 1770, the church was rebuilt, and in 1874 and 1875, a project for a new church was approved. In 1877, a project to combine the churches into one warm church was approved. The village also had a church parish school for 85 students and a zemstvo school in the settlement of Krasnogorsk. When the bell was removed from the bell tower, an inscription dating back to 1665 was discovered.

Ivan Vasilyevich Podkovyrin, a resident of the village of M. Panchino, recalls how he used to go to church with his mother as a child. Next to the church, a watchman's lodge was added, and around it was a fence with a brick foundation and iron crosses. The church had two entrances: a main one and a side one, which was opened in hot weather. On holidays, priests would visit the villages with icons that were large and heavy. In winter, the church was heated, and brick passages were laid under the floor to divert smoke. During fasting, priests would feed and provide lodging for the fasters. The priests' household was extensive, with fields and livestock, and in the autumn, they collected produce from parishioners. Next to the church was a cemetery for priests, and in the modern square, there was a garden known as the Popov Garden. Inside the church, there were many icons.

During the Soviet era, the church was used as a grain storage facility. Ivan Vasilyevich recalls his grandmother's stories about church rituals: baptisms, weddings, and funerals. The deceased sometimes stayed in the church overnight, and it happened that they were found turned over. Locals say that the architect of the church bequeathed to be buried at the entrance to the church so that people would step over his grave, immortalizing his memory. This wish was fulfilled.