The last mention of wooden churches in the village dates back to 1678. Likely, shortly after this, they were demolished to begin the construction of a stone church, which was completed in 1690. The initiator of the construction was the owner of the village Molvitino, P. M. Saltykov. The church had three altars: the main one in honor of the Resurrection of Christ, the right one in the name of Archangel Michael, and the left one in honor of St. Nicholas of Myra and St. Tikhon of Amathus. In 1725, an iconostasis was installed in the church, for which icons were painted by icon painters from Kineshma. In 1838, the square and the altar of the cold church were painted.

The church underwent significant reconstructions twice. In the middle or second half of the 18th century, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style, replacing the ceiling, installing a new five-domed roof, and enlarging the windows. In the mid-19th century, due to the growth of the population in the village of Molvitino, there arose a need to expand the church. From 1855 to 1857, a new, more spacious refectory was built instead of the old one. The windows of the square were enlarged, and their frames were completely changed. At that time, the bell tower's tent was covered with iron. In the 19th century, the church was surrounded by a brick fence with towers, and a brick watchman's lodge was built to the southwest of it. In 1881, the walls and vault of the refectory were painted.

The architecture of the church is typical for Russian churches. A massive apse adjoins the square from the east, and from the west, the refectory with the bell tower. The square is topped with a five-domed roof. The facade features rectangular windows with frames. The refectory windows are paired and framed with lintels with a gable finish. The octagonal bell tower stands on a rectangular base, which serves as the entrance to the church. The bell tower's tent has three rows of sound windows decorated with ornamental kokoshniks.

In the spring of 1871, the artist Alexei Savrasov came to the village of Molvitino to paint his famous work "The Crows Have Arrived." It is believed that the painting depicts the Resurrection Church.

In 1922, church valuables were confiscated from the church. In the mid-1930s, the bells were removed from the bell tower, and in the summer of 1938, the church was closed and converted into a grain storage facility. In 1939, the village of Molvitino was renamed Susanino in honor of Ivan Susanin's feat.

In the 1970s, architect A. P. Chernov developed a restoration project for the church. Work began in 1977 and was completed by 1988. The church building housed a district museum dedicated to the feat of Ivan Susanin.