In the early 19th century, there were two Orthodox churches in the village of Volchikha: a wooden one dedicated to the Holy Trinity and a stone one in honor of Saint Sergius of Radonezh. The Trinity church was built in 1768, while the Sergius church was constructed in 1792 and consecrated by Archpriest Ivan Andreev from the Resurrection Cathedral in Arzamas. Services in the Trinity church, which was not heated, were held only during the warm season. A large cemetery surrounded it, enclosed by a stone fence.

Only the Sergius church, considered the winter church, has survived to this day. Throughout its history, it underwent three stages of construction: in 1792, a stone single-domed church with a separate three-tiered bell tower was erected; in the 1830s, a refectory was added; and in 1871, a new five-roofed church was built. The reconstruction project was developed by Nizhny Novgorod architect Ivan Kuzmich Kostryukov, who collaborated with the famous architect Lev Vladimirovich Dal.

In the refectory part of the Sergius church, there was an altar in honor of the icon of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Sorrow," and on the left side, an altar in honor of the prophet Elijah, decorated with carved wooden sculptures of the four evangelists. In the early 20th century, the Sergius church in the village of Volchikha and its priest, Father Peter Persidsky, served not only the villagers but also peasants from neighboring villages Mikhailovka and Krivusha. In 1904, the total number of parishioners was 1,227 men and 1,318 women.

Services in the Sergius church continued until 1933 when the church was closed due to the need for urgent repairs. Despite protests from the faithful, by the decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee on March 20, 1936, the church was officially closed and used as storage for the local agricultural cooperative. On July 6, 2012, in the revived church in honor of Saint Sergius of Radonezh, Metropolitan Georgy of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas conducted the Divine Liturgy and consecrated a cross, which was then installed on the central dome of the church. Restoration work is currently ongoing.