The first documentary mentions of the Spasskoye church date back to the 1780s and are found in the Economic Notes to the General Land Survey of 1778-1796. It states: "The parish of the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord; three tithes, the property of the clergy; on dry land in the parish, there is a wooden church."

In the "Reports" about the Church of the Transfiguration from 1897, it is noted that the church was "opened" in 1778. The State Archive of the Oryol Region holds metric books and records of the church parish starting from 1780.

I. F. Rynda, in his article "Features from the Life of I. S. Turgenev," wrote that in the last century, there was an old wooden church in the village, where priests and two clerics served since 1780. Despite the presence of 12 wealthy landowners in the Spasskoye parish, none of them cared for the church. Only I. I. Lutovinov paid attention to it and, seeing that the church was falling into disrepair, built a new stone church in 1808.

The new stone church was built along with a manor, and the church was moved from the parish to the estate land. At that time, the parish meant church territory outside populated areas. Three and a half tithes of land were allocated for the church estate. A family chapel was built on the site of the old wooden church.

The Church of the Transfiguration deserves attention as an architectural monument. It was created by an experienced master who used classical forms and proportions. In the unpublished volume of the "Collection of Monuments of History and Culture of the Oryol Region," the church in Spasskoye-Lutovinovo is described as "an interesting example of a small estate church from the early 19th century in the style of mature classicism."

The new Church of the Transfiguration was consecrated on June 26, 1809, by the rector of the Sevsk Seminary, Dionysius. The church had two chapels: one in honor of St. Nicholas, the other of the Great Martyr Nikita, thus Spasskoye had two church holidays: the Transfiguration of the Lord on August 6/19 and Nikita's Day on September 15/28.

I. I. Lutovinov made significant donations for the arrangement of the church, gifting silver items to the church and purchasing all necessary vestments for the church and clergy. The church had a choir of 36 people who sang from handwritten notes.

Unfortunately, little information about the interior decoration of the church has survived. It is likely that the church did not differ in lavish decoration or frescoes. The walls were painted "to look like marble," and the iconostasis was semicircular and carved.

In the altar, there was a marble crucifix brought from Italy and gifted by Varvara Petrovna Turgeneva. There was a plaque in the church with the names of the creators and benefactors of the church, where later the name of I. S. Turgenev was added.

On January 16, 1816, Varvara Petrovna Lutovinova and Sergey Nikolaevich Turgenev were married in the church.

Among the priests, Fyodor Ivanovich Gedeonovsky stands out, who influenced Ivan Turgenev. Father Fyodor was the first priest remembered by Turgenev, and perhaps his image was reflected in the writer's works.

According to I. F. Rynda, stories from another priest, Boris Glebovich Preobrazhensky, were reproduced by Turgenev in "The Tale of Father Alexei."

By the end of the 19th century, the Spasskoye church impressed with its architecture, cleanliness, and iconostasis. In 1924, when the church was transferred to the religious community, it had many icons, altars, and church utensils.

The wall paintings were preserved until the museum period. Contemporaries recalled images of seraphim and cherubim, scenes of the Last Judgment and Golgotha, which were destroyed during restoration in the 1970s.

Around the church was a small cemetery. To the left of the altar, clergy were buried, and to the right, notable parishioners, including the writer's younger brother Sergey Turgenev.

In the early 1930s, the church was closed, the iconostasis and utensils were looted, and the bell tower was demolished. The building was used as a warehouse. The exterior of the church was restored in the 1970s, after which it became an exhibition hall for the museum.

After a restoration that lasted more than three years, on November 9, 2000, the Church of the Transfiguration was consecrated again and opened for parishioners and museum visitors.