The first mentions of the wooden church of the Sign of the Mother of God date back to 1774 and 1784. On June 18, 1885, provincial architect Baumiller presented a project for the construction of a stone church in the village of Borki, which was approved on June 19 of the same year. In 1886, the construction of the new church began, which was consecrated in 1898. The frescoes in the church were completed no earlier than 1903, as evidenced by the image of St. Seraphim of Sarov, canonized that same year. The main altar is dedicated to the Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God, the right chapel to St. Tikhon of Zadonsk, and the left to the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. Before the October Revolution, the parish included the village of Borki and the village of Spalnaya, located two versts away, with a number of parishioners in 1890 totaling 2,128 people. In 1903, the parish included 213 peasant and 3 non-peasant households in the village of Borki and 104 peasant and 1 non-peasant household in the village of Spalnaya. In 1890, a primary school operated at the church, and in 1898, a one-class zemstvo school and a literacy school were opened.

After the decree of the SNK of the RSFSR on January 23, 1918, the church continued to operate under a contract with the Ulankovsky volost council, concluded on November 10, 1920. According to the decree of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee on February 23, 1922, five items of church property were confiscated from the church, including a silver cross and vestments. In 1937, due to the absence of a priest, services ceased, and in February 1940, the religious community disbanded, and the building was transferred to the collective farm for use as a grain storage facility. In 1940, the church was closed, as it had not functioned since 1937. Services resumed in 1942, and on September 20, 1944, a religious society was registered, including several villages.

In May 1955, services were again suspended due to the absence of a priest. In the 1960s, the church was restored by artists from Kharkov and Kursk. On December 17, 1993, the Charter of the Holy Sign Parish was adopted, registered on December 25 of the same year. On September 26, 1997, the registration of the religious organization of the Holy Sign Parish of the Russian Orthodox Church was renewed. In 1998, the church was recognized as a monument of cult architecture of regional significance.

On April 1, 2012, the church was visited by Archbishop German of Kursk and Rylsk. The five-domed stone church, built in the Byzantine style, is located on a hill and is visible from nearby villages. The frescoes of the church are notable for the placement of images of saints according to 'types of holiness' with rare narrative compositions. The dome depicts the sky with stars, and in the sails, the apostle evangelists.

The main iconostasis of the church is four-tiered, while the right and left ones are three-tiered, all gilded and carved. The iconostasis contains fifteen festive icons that do not follow the liturgical calendar but reveal the economy of Salvation. The festive row is divided into groups of icons, forming several programs. In the center of the iconostasis, around the icon of the Last Supper, are the icons of the Meeting of the Lord, the Theophany, the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, and the Transfiguration of the Lord. From right to left are images related to Christian holidays, such as the Circumcision of the Lord and the Descent of the Holy Spirit. The cycle of the Mother of God is represented by the icons of the Nativity and the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos. The festive row of the iconostasis extends through all three chapels of the church. Above the Royal Gates in the northern chapel is the icon of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and on either side of it, the icons of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist and the Presentation of the Most Holy Theotokos in the Temple. In the southern chapel above the Royal Gates is the icon of the Nativity of Christ, and nearby, the Exaltation of the Cross of the Lord and the Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos.