Among the villages of the Vladimir diocese, there are both ancient ones with a history of several centuries and younger ones where churches appeared only in the 19th or even 20th century.

Since ancient times, the parish of the village of Golyshevo in the Sudogda district included the village of Laptiha. The villagers had to travel 8 versts to the Pokrovsky church, which was quite far. Therefore, they decided to build their own church.

The petition sent to the provincial center was not considered immediately, but soon the Bishop of Vladimir and Suzdal, Nikon, granted the villagers' request. He took into account the long distance and the difficulties that arose every spring due to the flooding of the small river Vazhel.

The church was built by the community. Peasant Yevstigney Zakharovich Alexeyev, elected as the church elder, and priest Ivan Bogoslovsky organized the collection of donations. However, the funds donated by the residents were insufficient. Help came from the well-off peasant Pavel Ivanovich Sedov from the Ilyinsky pogost, thanks to whom the church was built.

Construction was completed, and the village of Laptiha became a settlement. On November 30, 1908, the church was consecrated by the archpriest P.G. Lebedev with the assistance of five priests. This was the first church in the Vladimir province with an altar in the name of Seraphim of Sarov. It was expected that the consecration would be conducted by Archbishop Nikon, but he was killed in June 1908. The residents presented P.I. Sedov with a welcoming address and an icon of Seraphim of Sarov. The first priest was Nikolai Prokopyevich Vladykin, who served until his death in 1916.

However, the church was closed. The issue of its closure and transfer for use as a school was raised by Peshnikov. The decision to close it was made on July 27, 1937, despite a recent ban. Residents appealed to various authorities, but to no avail. The Presidium of the Central Executive Committee finally closed the church on December 25, 1937.

The decree from December 1937 regarding the prosecution of those who closed the church before the official decision seemed farcical. The authorities did not appreciate displays of initiative, even in matters such as closing a church.

The last priest in Alexeyevsky was Archpriest Ivan Alexeyevich Petrov. In 1930, he was exiled for the construction of Novosibirsk, where he fell ill and was released due to disability. Upon returning to the Vladimir diocese, he became the rector of the Seraphim Church. After its closure, he continued his ministry in other churches. He lived for over a hundred years, surviving the war, repressions, and the death of Stalin.