After the January Uprising, under the initiative of Ignacy Boreysza, the head of the Bielsk County, the building was reconstructed to obscure its original architecture and make it resemble Orthodox churches in native Russian lands.
It suffered significant damage during World War II when both towers and the roof collapsed due to German shelling.
[1] After the Union of Brest, the local pastoral establishment accepted its provisions, likely by the end of the first half of the 17th century, similar to other churches in the region.
[3][4] A canonical visitation protocol from 1727 noted that a wooden Uniate church had existed in Boćki for a long time.
The parish still held significant land assets, though these were reduced in the same century when Boćki became the property of the Branicki family, who bore the Gryf coat of arms.
In that year, the Uniate parish in Boćki became part of the Drohiczyn Deanery of the Diocese of Suprasl [pl] and remained there until the administration was dissolved in 1807.
[11] The strong influence of Latin Catholicism on the Uniate parish in Boćki is evidenced by the fact that the building was originally almost identical to the classical churches being constructed during the same period.
In the 1830s, the consistory of the Uniate Vilnius Metropolis, led by Bishop Joseph Semashko, began efforts to change this situation, preparing for the eventual conversion of the entire administration to Orthodoxy.
[20] However, the Uniate pulpit was left in the Boćki church, as the consistory deemed its presence in the large building not to be an issue.
[3] After the January Uprising, Ignacy Borejsza, who came from a Polish landowning family but was completely Russified, served as the military commander of the Bielsk County.
[9] During this meeting, it was decided to replace the flooring, substitute the 1836 iconostasis with a new one, and purchase a baptismal font, processional banners, two bells, and an Epitaphios.
[9] In 1866, the local Orthodox community independently decided to include roof replacement, construction of a wooden ceiling, and painting the entire building as part of the renovation.
[9] These costs were to be covered by the parishioners, but in case they could not raise the funds, they were allowed to apply for a loan from the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Since the local population had become impoverished due to fires and cattle plagues in the early 1870s, the parishioners immediately applied for such a loan, securing it with their own property.
The first plan preserved the original character of the building, proposing only to top the towers with onion domes and to enlarge and reshape the windows.
Krzyżanowski also introduced elements reminiscent of Moscow architecture into the Boćki church, altering the portal's shape and decorating the windows with kokoshnik arches.
[25] In 1999, a comprehensive renovation of the entire building commenced, funded by voluntary contributions from parishioners[8] and a donation from Anatol Siegień, an Orthodox clergyman of Polish origin serving in the United States.
[6] During the renovation, the foundations were replaced, the walls were reinforced, a dome over the nave was erected, and the towers were rebuilt to their former height[8] based on a design by architect Marek Tryburski.
[1] New domes were installed, a new copper roof was laid, the interior columns and iconostasis were restored, and the church grounds were enclosed with a new fence[6] and a renovated entrance gate.