In 1903, three versts from Khvalynsk, near a forest spring, the skete of the Holy Trinity Men's Monastery was founded. The following year, a stone church with a wooden bell tower and drum was built here, dedicated to St. Sergius of Radonezh. The skete was led by Hieroschemamonk Dorotheus, who was revered by the residents of Khvalynsk as an elder.

During and after the Civil War, many monks ended up in prisons and logging camps in Siberia, and for a long time, monastic life remained secret. In 1928, after the closure of the Holy Trinity Monastery, the authorities destroyed the forest skete as well. The territory of the former skete became part of the Khvalynsky National Park. The spring, where the skete stood and which was popularly called the 'Life-Giving Spring', has survived and still attracts pilgrims. The icon of St. Sergius from the church is kept in the storage of the Khvalynsk Local History Museum. This place is still revered, although for a long time it was known only to a few like-minded people who came here for prayer and healing. Now, an ecological trail of the Khvalynsky National Park leads to the holy spring. At the holy spring, a Pilgrim Cross, a white stone chapel, and a baptismal font are installed just below.