By 1845 in the Orthodox shifted about 120 Latvians, in connection with which Bishop Filaret, in January 1845 I sent a petition on to highlight the parish to carry out services in the Latvian language. The answer to the petition was received in April of the same year. It was decided to give the Riga cemetery Protection Church parish. The first service held by the priest Yakov Mikhaylov, held April 29, 1845. This priest served in the church until 1859.

In 1842, the Holy Synod gives permission to his father Jacob Mikhailov supervise the work of translation of Orthodox books in the Latvian language. In one year the work his father Jacob to join Orthodoxy more than 1,500 people. In 1859, after the funeral, the priest Jacob Mikhailov, to serve in the church invited the parish priest Fr Basil Yaunpilskogo Rheinhausen. He served here for 20 years.

In 1858, there was a separation of the Intercession Church of the Alexander Nevsky Church and the Association of Latvian and Russian parishes in a single parish. After such an association number of parishioners has increased to 1,200. Services were held on a mixed Slavic-Latvian.

In 1867, the funds that were provided by the government to the needs of the parish, was built the second church cemetery - the Ascension, designed for 500 people. At the end of 1875 in the Church of the Intercession was a fire, which destroyed the temple. In 1879 he was consecrated the newly built St. Basil temple, after which it enters Russian part of the parish. Latvian Come stay at the Ascension church, where services are beginning to take place in the Latvian language.

In 1896, we decided to expand the Ascension Church as the parish grows to such an extent that the present church does not contain an all parishioners. Rebuilding the temple was carried out under the project of the diocesan architect V.I.Lunskogo. In 1909 the church was electricity.

In Soviet times, the Ascension church was operating here regularly held worship at the temple tried to close. Since 1993, through the efforts of the parish elders and parishioners who commit donations are held in the temple repair work. During repairs, the roof has been replaced and the central cross. Installed a new bell, an interesting fact is that the amount required for its purchase, were collected over two Sundays, and just as much and cost bell. In addition, replace exterior windows and replaced the heating system on gas.

A few years ago in the church again began its work Sunday school, where classes are held for different age groups. In addition, themed children's camps during which children and parents learn sculpt, draw, learn to care for each other, go hiking, play sports. In 2001, during the service on the feast day it was noticed that the icon of the Iberian Mother of God, which is in the iconostasis, stream myrrh. 2007 marked the 140th anniversary of the construction of the Church of the Ascension, and in 2008 - 140let since its lighting.