Church of St John the Baptist in the village of Kozlov Konakovo district was the result of restructuring in 1880, the stone chapel at the manor house and the family carpet factory Flandin. The church was built with the blessing of the Archbishop of Tver and Kashin Sava. The church was erected at the expense of the gentlemen Mac gel and Flandin, the peasants of the village Kozlov factory workers and factory employees in honor of the miraculous rescue of Emperor Alexander II April 2, 1879 In 1894, at the expense of Mr Flandin and factory workers in the temple were arranged central heating.

Until the early 20th century. the church was assigned to the Assumption Church in the village of Tver Astragantsa County (now this village and the church does not exist). Servers so there was no service held only on holidays and Sundays clergy Assumption Church. Every year on June 24 from the parish church in the Church of St. John the Baptist made the procession, which was authorized in 1872 by the Holy Synod. I watched church and led her farm, factory employee peasant village Pavlitsevo Cosmas Jehoiakim (in 1900). All proceeds went to the church building repairs and liturgical needs.

After the revolution, the church remained active for long. In December 1933 the Presidium of the executive committee Zavidovsky petition was supported by the village council Kozlovo the closure of the temple and its transfer to the clubhouse agricultural school, because it was in the area and close to the buildings of the factory faux fur that from the economic point of view, it is inappropriate.

The church was closed in 1934, despite numerous complaints of parishioners, who collected about 450 signatures.

A unique event in the history of St. John the Baptist Church is its opening in September 1944 by a decision of the Council for Russian Orthodox Church and the establishment of the community of believers, which was officially registered. From 1944 to the present time the church operates. For a while it was closed due to lack of prior.

The church is octagonal volume with attached thereto stone refectory, apse, a small bell tower. It has the status of an architectural monument.