By the blessing of Patriarch Alexy II of Moscow and all Rus' a small wooden church was erected in 2004, its architectural form being "korablets" (Old Russian: кораблец, "a small ship"), which is characteristic for old Russian wooden churches and represents the Church as a sanctuary from the storms of life.
In 2010 the Mayor of Moscow signed[1] an order to build a church complex, thus a tract of land to build a large stone church was assigned. The church became a part of the Program of Building of Orthodox Churches in Moscow ("200 Churches").[citation needed]
2 April 2017 Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and all Rus' consecrated the church by the great rite.[3]
The main altar of the church is consecrated in honour of Saint Righteous John the Russian, the Confessor of Faith. Also there is a side-altar which is consecrated in honour of the Annunciation.
On 8 May 2015, the day before 60th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War, upon an initiative of parishioners a monument of The Defender of Motherland was erected beside the church.[6] The monument depicts a tired soldier in Second World WarSoviet armyuniform, holding a PPSh-41 with its barrel pointing downwards, seemingly returning home after the victory in World War II.