The Assumption Church was built in 1790 by the Murom merchant D. Likhonin. In 1829, the refectory part of the building was rebuilt, and in 1835, a stone bell tower was erected. The church was closed in 1940, and in December 1999, it was transferred to the Vladimir Diocese. The first mentions of the Assumption Church date back to the second half of the 16th century, when it was mentioned in the hundred book of Murom from 1574.

The Bartenev inventory of 1637 states that there was a wooden church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Assumption Street with two chapels: one for the great miracle worker Nicholas and the other for the holy myrrh-bearing women. The church had icons covered with silver and gold, as well as church utensils. The second warm church, the Epiphany of the Lord, was also wooden and had similar decorations.

The church stored books such as the "Gospel," "Okhtoi," "Menaion," "Half-ustav," and "Psalter." There were four small bells on the bell tower. The church property was built by Moscow guests Smirnov and Tretyak Mikitins. On the church land were the houses of priest Grigory, deacon Levka Ivanov, and the cell of Vasya Lavrentyev.

Until the end of the 18th century, there is no additional information about the churches. In 1790, with the funds of D. Likhonin, a stone temple with two altars was built instead of the wooden churches: the main one in honor of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the chapel in honor of the great martyr Demetrius of Salonika.

Since 1835, the appearance of the temple has not changed, although the interior decoration was updated. The church was provided with utensils, icons, and books. The staff included a priest and a psalmist, who received income from capital and services. There were no church houses for the clergy, and according to the 1769 plan, there was 1 desyatina 767 square fathoms of land, of which only 1560 square fathoms remained in actual possession.

According to the clerical records, there were 238 men and 250 women in the parish in Murom, as well as 132 men and 174 women in the village of Aleksandrovka.