The Spasskaya Church in the village of Rabotki is the oldest stone structure in the Kstovo district of the Nizhny Novgorod region. It was built and consecrated in the late 17th century with the funds of parishioners and the active participation of the village owner A.Y. Shubin and his sons.

General of the Russian army Alexei Yakovlevich Shubin, who spent the second half of his life in this Volga village, brought a valuable gift from Empress Elizabeth Petrovna from St. Petersburg, the holy icon of the Not Made by Hands image of Christ the Savior. Since then, the church in Rabotki with this icon has been a significant landmark of the Nizhny Novgorod region for one and a half centuries and was mentioned in all calendars, directories, and descriptions of Russia.

The large five-domed stone church was tall and spacious, with a refectory and a three-tiered bell tower, measuring a total length of 55 meters. The facades of the church were adorned with carved white stone, and throughout the height of the walls were fluted pilasters resting on massive white stone bases and crowned with elegant capitals. The refectory and bell tower were also richly decorated. The masters executed the brickwork of the bell tower in a rusticated style. The windows of the church were decorated with patterned wrought iron grilles, and the openings featured carved stone elements. The interior decoration of the church matched the rich decor of the facades.

The gilded iconostasis with fine carvings was created by local master Ivan Samarin, who also painted the icons. Among the many large and small icons adorned with silver oklads, pearls, and precious stones, the miraculous image of the Savior, a precious gift from the empress, stood out. The church also housed a relic of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord from Jerusalem.

In the 18th century, there was no such large and rich church on the banks of the Volga from Nizhny Novgorod to Makaryev.

The church in Rabotki stood for centuries, contributing to the development of spirituality and Orthodox culture, and the spread of literacy, until it was closed and looted in the mid-1930s.

By the blessing of Metropolitan Nikolai of Nizhny Novgorod and Arzamas, the church reopened its doors for worship in 1993. Currently, thanks to the efforts of parishioners and benefactors, gradual reconstruction is underway, and the former grandeur of the church is being gradually restored.