The Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Belaya, which served as the main church of the parish and accommodated 1,620 parishioners, was built for over ten years and consecrated in 1842. The church had a parish school, a ministerial two-class school, and a zemstvo women's school. The first priest of the parish was I.A. Rodionov, the deacon was D.I. Dachaev, and the psalmist was V.G. Shafranov. Locals recall that the church stood out for its height and beauty in the area. It was crowned with a huge dome and a two-story bell tower with twelve bells, among which was a special "hour" bell. The night watchman lit a lantern at the main gate when darkness fell and struck the hour until dawn, announcing the time. This same bell was used to alert about fires.

The church was surrounded by a brick fence with three iron gates. Inside, there were pyramid-shaped poplars and fruit trees. Usually, priests and noble people were buried near the church. Next to the church was the parish school with a room for the watchman, where one could rest and warm up.

During the renovation of the central iconostasis, the southern and northern gates for wood carving, a local master Ivan Ignatievich Bondaletov, known as Khorma, was invited. The church council paid him 600 rubles in silver, of which he donated 50 rubles for further repairs to the church.

Priest Georgy Shafranov was held in special esteem among parishioners and locals. When committees for public sobriety appeared in Russia, he opened a public tea house in his home to combat drunkenness in 1900. Father Georgy actively promoted progressive ideas, science, and education. He would take off his cassock, dress in a light suit, and wear the badge "Care for Public Sobriety," becoming an organizer of various games, songs, and literary evenings.

In 1928, the destruction of the church began. Ivan Rudenko (Trepak) laughed at the public as he threw down the crosses and domes. The ringing of the bells disappeared, and the settlement fell silent. This was just the beginning. Soon the two-story bell tower and the huge dome were destroyed. It is said that many books and icons were piled up at the gates, where they lay in the rain until they were taken to the Psel station. The golden chalice and cross were "lost" on the way. The church was planned to be converted into a cultural house, but due to the famine of 1933, there were not enough funds. Ultimately, the building was used as a grain storage facility. In the late 1950s, at the initiative of the chairman of the district executive committee Grigory Semyonovich Kozlov, the church began to be reconstructed into a district House of Culture, which opened in 1958. To this day, the church building has not been returned.