The Transfiguration Church in the village of Obukhivka, part of the Azov district of the Rostov region, is one of the oldest village churches in the area. Built in 1864 in the neo-Russian style, it was complemented by a bell tower erected in 1913 by the renowned Rostov architect Grigory Nikolaevich Vasilyev.

Construction of the church began on August 22, 1861, when the site for its erection was consecrated. Local Cossacks actively participated in the construction work, which was completed by August 1864. The church was consecrated on July 3, 1866, by the archpriest Ioann Dikovy, after which services began.

In 1890, an altar was arranged on the southern side of the church in the name of Saint Andrew of Crete. Four years later, a second altar was established on the northern side in the name of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Constantine and Helena.

Despite constant expansions, by 1910 the church could no longer accommodate all the parishioners. In this regard, parishioners and clergy appealed to the regional administration of the Don Army with a request to expand the church and install water heating. In 1912, they submitted a petition for the construction of a bell tower, which was built according to Vasilyev's design and completed in 1913. Cossacks going off to war saw it in all its glory.

With the advent of Soviet power, the church faced attacks but continued to function. In 1940, the Bolsheviks planned to close it, but active parishioners organized round-the-clock duty, preventing representatives of the Yelizavetinsky village council from entering. In one conflict with the authorities, the elderly and children, along with Father Nikolai, locked themselves in the church, stating that the Bolsheviks would have to blow up the church along with them. As a result, services continued.

The church was preserved even during the anti-religious campaign under Khrushchev: local residents pelted delegations of party representatives with stones. Thus, the church became one of the few where services did not cease and which avoided looting. Thanks to this, the Transfiguration Church is a unique monument with an amazing history. The selflessness of the local residents allowed the church to be preserved in its original form, making it a rare untouched architectural monument of pre-revolutionary Russia.