Military garrisons that protected the monastery during the Polish-Lithuanian siege 1608-1610, are placed adjacent on the Western side of the monastery and form Strelets and Pushkarskaya Sloboda. The efforts of the residents of these lands to 1645 here there is a wooden Church in honour of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God. In the temple consecrated a chapel in honor of Elijah the Prophet, in whose name the founder of the monastery of St. Sergius of Radonezh sought to create a Church, but in life, he failed.

In 1727 Elias chapel is separated from the Kazan temple and re-build nearby is a separate Church. But after nineteen years was a fire that completely destroyed both buildings. A year later, the parishioners of the Church of St. Elijah restores, and the place of the Kazan appears chapel that stood here for five years. In 1752, instead of the chapel again erect the Kazan Church, which lasted until the mid-twentieth century. Now the Church of our lady of Kazan does not exist.

In 1958 dilapidated decided to dismantle the temple, and in its place install a cross. He recalls that there was quite rare tier structure. High wooden bushel was the Foundation for the pyramid of three octagons. Pink outside the temple with a gilded cross and head inside viewed at full height. The dome was elaborately painted Lavra master and warden Elias Church Malyshev, Ivan Matveevich, and iconostases made his son Constantine.

The Church of Elijah the Prophet not only survived to our time, but also became the only one in Sergiev Posad, which operated in the Soviet era. Stone it has become, since the 60-ies of the XVIII century. The bricks for the Church were taken in the monastery olifinam the yard. In 1773 Lavra, hieromonk Paul conducted the ceremony of consecration of the Church of the prophet Elijah and his altar in honor of Dmitry of Rostov. A chapel in the name of the Iveron icon of the mother of God appeared here another century later, in 1878.

Three volume arranged along one axis and is typical of many churches Sergiev Posad, form and Elijah Church. To cubic quadrangle adjacent to the East - high semi-circular apse, with the West — wide refectory with three-tiered bell tower. Figure the roof of the main volume carries a two-part drum with a small cupola. The Baroque style, which made the exterior of the Church, manifests itself here in all its glory. Ornate whitewashed trim many of the Windows are highlighted with red background walls. Complete facades portals, twin pilasters and wide eaves. The vaults and walls of the interior of the Elias Church was painted by Ivan Malyshev, and this wizard and made a five-tiered gilded iconostasis. In the 1890s, the Church acquired two Annex: the library and oven.

In 1946, for the assumption Cathedral of the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, Elias Church donated some books from your library and Church utensils, as well as in the monastery Church moved one of the parish choirs. In the second half of the twentieth century, the Church of Elijah the Prophet became a monument of architecture of national significance and taken under state protection. Now the Church provides a Sunday school and parish library.