On the left bank of the Trubezh River, at its mouth, stands a stone church dedicated to the Forty Martyrs, with an altar in honor of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary. The church existed as early as the beginning of the 17th century. The patriarchal books of 1626 mention: "The Church of the Holy Forty Martyrs in the settlement... paying eight altyns, four dengi, and ten grivnas."

In 1652, a warm church was built next to this church, consecrated in honor of the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos. The census books of 1653 indicate that there were 82 households in the parish of these churches. The census books of 1703 list Priest Joakim Semyonov, as well as 82 households, church arable land, and hay.

By 1726-1727, both churches had fallen into disrepair, and at the request of Priest Ivan Stefanov, the parishioners were allowed to build new wooden churches, which were consecrated in 1728. The cold church retained its previous name, while the warm one was consecrated in honor of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos.

In 1755, with funds from Moscow merchants Maxim and Ivan Shchelyagins, a stone temple was erected, which still exists today. It has two altars: in the cold part in honor of the Forty Martyrs, and in the warm altar in honor of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos. The church is well supplied with utensils and books. On the sacred vessels, there is an inscription stating that they were made in 1770 for the church in Pereslavl-Zalessky.

Some liturgical books, for example, the Menaion, have inscriptions about their donation to the Church of the Holy Forty Martyrs. Church documents, including copies of metric books from 1803 and confession lists from 1809, are preserved intact. Since 1873, the church was attached to the Vvedenskaya Church, and its clergy conducted services. The parish included 205 men and 199 women, all Orthodox. The land belonging to the church was confiscated in 1846.

In 1805, Nikita Ilyich Bezsonov was ordained to the church, who later became the rector of the Transfiguration Cathedral. Ivan Kozymich Filippovsky, the priest of the church, passed away in 1865. From 1850, the priest was Andrey Ivanovich Sakharov, who was transferred to the Smolensk church in 1866.

Since 1873, the church was attached to the Vvedenskaya Church. In 1876, the combined parish was served by Priest Dmitry Cherevsky and sexton Nikita Runov. In the 1880s, the parish became independent again. From 1895 to 1907, the church was served by Evgeny Yelkhovsky, who transformed the church. In 1937, he was shot. In 1916, the church was served by Leonid Veselovsky, who left for the south in 1918 due to famine.

In the 1930s, despite a large parish, the church was closed, and the last priest, Leonid Gilyarevsky, was shot. The church building housed a library, workshops, and a rescue station. In 1995, the church was reopened with the blessing of Archbishop Mikhail of Yaroslavl and Rostov, and services resumed.