In 1875, in Kursk, under Bishop Sergius (who later became the Metropolitan of Moscow), with funds raised by the city's residents, the Resurrection Church was built in the men's Znamensky Monastery. It was erected in memory of the Resurrection Cathedral, which stood in Red Square in the 18th century and was demolished due to dilapidation. The new church, made of red brick and adorned in Byzantine style, had the shape of a cross and one dome.

The interior of the church was richly decorated: the walls were faced with artificial marble and painted with scenes from the Old and New Testaments. The iconostasis was made of marble, and the royal gates were made of silver. The church housed three altars: in honor of the Bright Resurrection of Christ, St. Theodosius of the Caves, and St. Joseph the Hymnographer.

After the revolution, the church was one of the first in the city to be closed. In 1926-1927, the building housed the provincial archive. After the Great Patriotic War, it was used as a warehouse for the construction of an electrical equipment plant. Currently, the building has been significantly altered due to the plant's extensions. On the roof, which now covers the dome of the former church, two green bushes grow at the cornice, reminding us how the plant, located in the center of ancient Kursk, neglects the aesthetics of Red Square.