The exact date of the establishment of a separate parish in the Utyatskaya sloboda is unknown, but it likely coincided with the construction of the church in the mid-1690s. Before this, residents turned to the Dmitrievskaya church of Tsarev Gorodishche, which operated since 1689. The Utyatsky parish is first mentioned in documents from 1710, but its composition is difficult to determine. It likely included villages under the administration of the sloboda: Menshikova, Predeina, Barabinskaya, Utyatskaya, Galisheva, and Shmakova. By 1720, seven more villages were added: Zavyalkova, Vavilkova, Novgorodova, Zhuneva, Sobanina, and two villages of Serkovykh.
In 1842, the village of Rakova was transferred to the Pokrovskaya church of the village of Chesnokovskoye. In 1849, the village of Shmakova became an independent parish at the new Mikhailo-Archangel church. That same year, it was joined by the villages of Koneva, Kazantseva, and Galaeva, and in 1850, the village of Stepnaya. In 1853, the village of Sosnovka was listed in a new parish at the Vasilievskaya church of the village of Kamyshevskoye.
By 1875, the Utyatsky parish had the village of Kamyshnaya, located eight versts from the church, and in 1893, the village of Zaborovskaya, located three versts away.
In 1923, the villages of Kamyshnaya and Galisheva became independent parishes at local churches. From 1924, the parish consisted of the village of Utyatskoye and the villages of Novaya, Vavilkova, Nagorskaya, Menshikova, and Zaborovskaya. It remained in this composition until 1934, when the community ceased to exist.
From 1781 to 1785, a new church with two altars was built and consecrated at the expense of parishioners: the Epiphany altar in the main cold church and the Nikolayevsky altar in the warm chapel. The wooden building was quite large: 11 sazhens long, 4 sazhens wide, and about 10 sazhens high. The church had six doors and 24 windows, and the crosses on the domes were wooden, covered with white iron.
The church was surrounded by a wooden palisade, which was replaced by a plank fence by the early 19th century. The wooden bell tower, originally standing separately, was attached to the church by 1805. It housed six bells. The main Epiphany church had an iconostasis with carved gilded royal gates and 24 icons; in the Nikolayevsky chapel, the iconostasis was two-tiered.
By the end of the 1820s, the church began to deteriorate and settled on the northwest corner, so in 1835 it was sealed, and construction of a stone church began.
The old church, still quite sturdy, stood until 1848, when it was donated to the parishioners of the village of Shmakova for the construction of a new church.
Construction of the stone church in Utyatskaya sloboda began in 1836 with the blessing of Archbishop Afanasy of Tobolsk and Siberia. The work was funded by parishioners, and the contractor was peasant Kharlampiy Novozhilov. By 1839, the brickwork was completed, by 1840 the church was covered with an iron roof, and by 1841 the church was plastered and whitewashed. A stone single-tier bell tower was built in conjunction with the church.
There were three altars in the church: in the main church, the Epiphany of the Lord, in the right chapel, the Dormition of the Mother of God, and on the left, St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. The iconostasis in the Nikolayevsky chapel was installed by 1842, in the main Epiphany church by 1843. The consecration of the chapels took place in 1844, and the altar in the Dormition chapel in 1845.
In 1850, a wooden church fence was constructed, which deteriorated over time. In 1897, the construction of a stone fence with iron grilles began, completed in 1898.
Presumably in 1910-1911, the iconostases of all three chapels were rebuilt, old icons were restored, and new icons were painted, some adorned with gilded silver coverings. By 1915, the church and fence needed major repairs, but work did not begin due to wartime.
In March 1919, the church was damaged by shells. The vault in the northern altar was pierced, the roof and dome were damaged; in the main church, the southern column and corner of the chapel; one of the fence columns was destroyed. The southern chapel was repaired by Christmas 1920, and the church was re-whitewashed inside at that time.
In 1921, the remaining damages were repaired, and the northern and southern porches were bricked.
By the early 1920s, the Epiphany church was a stone single-story building with four columns, covered with a green iron roof. On the roof were four domes, covered with white iron, with gilded crosses.
The building had 22 windows and three doors. Stone porches with columns were located in front of the entrances. The floors were wooden. The bell tower had one tier of bells, covered with green iron, with six bells, the largest weighing 102 poods.
The church was surrounded by a stone fence with a grille. At the western corners were a watchman's hut and a storage room, and in the center, stone gates with wickets. In the altar of the Epiphany church was a wooden iconostasis with gilded columns and carvings. The iconostases in the Nikolayevsky and Dormition chapels were smaller.
The church ceased to operate in 1934 and was officially closed in 1937. The building was used as a warehouse, and from 1948 it was abandoned and fell into disrepair.
By 1961, the interior decoration was destroyed, but the domes remained, albeit in a dilapidated state. From 1962, the building was again used as a warehouse.
In the mid-1960s, the upper tier of the bell tower and the central dome were destroyed. By the early 1990s, the church housed a club; the temple survived, but much of its appearance was lost.
In 1997, the church was returned to the community, repair work began, and on December 19, 1997, services resumed.
By the early 2000s, the temple was a semi-ruined building, but the installed dome with a cross testified to its church function.
By 2003, wooden floors were arranged inside, walls were whitewashed, and iconostases were installed. By 2009, the iconostasis in the Nikolayevsky chapel was installed, and in the summer, the outer walls were plastered, and a wooden fence was built.
In the summer of 2011, a new stone fence with grilles was built, and a bell tower with nine bells was installed inside. Plans are in place to restore the dome and bell tower.
In the Epiphany church of the village of Utyatskoye was the revealed icon of St. Nicholas. According to tradition, on May 7, 1749, it was brought by the waters of the Tobol to the Utyatskaya sloboda. The first to see the icon was a local resident, Sekletiya Kabanova, who announced the revelation to the parishioners. The icon was venerated not only by local residents but also by pilgrims from Kurgan.
After the construction of the new church, the icon was placed in the Nikolayevsky altar. In the early 1920s, the image was in a kiot with gilded carvings. Veneration of the icon weakened, and in 1925 it was decided not to celebrate the patronal feasts.
After the church was closed, the icon was moved to the home of resident Pyotr Lukanin. In 1960, attempts were made to deliver it to the church of the village of Ryabkovo, but it was confiscated. Later, the icon was kept in the village council and museum.
In 1996, the image was transferred to the church of the village of Smolino. Since 2001, on July 9, the icon was carried in a procession to the village of Utyatskoye, where a liturgy was served, and a procession was held to the place of revelation.
On December 18, 2007, the icon was returned to the Epiphany church, where it remains today.
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