It is 1.5 km from the village Khtsisi (Khashuri district).

In the inscription on the eastern façade is said that the church was built in 1002 in time of Bagrat III.

The most important are the rich ornaments, bas-relieves with animal figures.

The arcades and the upper parts of the church are broken down, in the south there is a small chapel-eukterion.

In 2006, Khtsisi John the Baptist church was indicated as a National Cultural Monuments of Georgia.