The Church of St. Blessed Prince Michael of Chernigov was built in 1913 with funds raised by wealthy summer residents from St. Petersburg. The church's design, executed in the Neo-Russian style, was developed by court architect academician V. Pokrovsky and approved by Emperor Nicholas II.

On September 23, 1913, an inspection of the church-chapel, built under the guidance of architect S. Kallistratov, took place, and on October 6, 1913, the bishop of the Sukhum diocese conducted the Great Consecration of the church.

After the 1917 revolution, the church was closed. Initially, a club was housed in its building, followed by an electrical substation. After the war, the building stood empty and gradually fell into disrepair.

In 1992, the Church of Michael of Chernigov in Gelendzhik was included in the list of preserved pre-revolutionary Orthodox churches during the inventory of historical and cultural heritage sites. In 1995, a plot of land of 0.6 hectares with the dilapidated church building was transferred to the Chernigov Skete of the Holy Trinity St. Sergius Lavra.

Thanks to the efforts of the skete's abbot, Archimandrite Theophilakt (Moiseev), now Bishop of Dmitrov, vicar of the Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus, restoration of the church began. During the renovation, the church was faced with red brick, which changed the original appearance of the facades and the proportions of the tent. A church narthex was also added. Interior finishing works were carried out, and a fresco iconostasis brought from Moscow was installed. Hieromonk Varnaava (Klyushin) began to conduct services regularly.

The skete provides rest and rehabilitation in a family setting for deaf-blind orphans and disabled children from the Sergiev Posad orphanage.

In 2017, Olga Kovalik, with the blessing of the abbot, prepared a book about the history of the church. The text of the book can be accessed via the link.