Between 1900 and 1906, many Ukrainian immigrants from the village of Mamornitz, near Chernivtsi, Bukovina, pioneered the area of Saskatchewan south-west of Canora.

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Ukrainian Orthodox Church was built in the Mamornitz area in 1910. The founders of the church were Nick Badiuk, Nick Bilan, Nick Chobotar, Dmytrash Drozdiuk, Elash Franko, John Forstey, Nick Kushneruk, John Lungul, William Odowichuk and Nick Rusnak. Land for the church was donated by John Forstey (two acres) and Dmytrash Drozdiuk (three acres). The construction of the log church was supervised by Pavlo Kadyba of Canora, the chief carpenter. The design of the church replicates that of its mother church in Mamornitz. The church was consecrated on August 28, 1911, on the Feast Day of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, in whose honour the church was named. A new vestibule was added in 1989.

Inside the church are many unique ecclesiastical items which were purchased in Bukovina, Ukraine in 1914. They include the four processional church banners (khoruhvy) purchased with funds donated by pioneer John Lungul. The iconastas gates were built by Metro Chobotar who was an old man when he arrived from Bukovina and had probably had training in making iconastas gates in the Old Country.

The church is presently opened about six times a year for regular church services and as required for special occasions.