The Temnovsky parish was founded in 1845 on the site of the village of Temnaya, which got its name from the dense dark forest in which it was established about two hundred years ago. Before the creation of its own parish, the village was part of the Pokrovsky parish. According to data from 1901, there were 674 men and 668 women living in Temnovsky, all Russian Orthodox peasants. The main occupation of the residents was agriculture, and in their free time, they engaged in transportation and grain trade. The development of grain trade was facilitated by the opening of the Temnovsky Credit Society on October 17, 1899, which allowed local residents to obtain loans from the State Bank on favorable terms.

The parish church, built in 1845 with funds from parishioners and with the blessing of Archbishop Arkady of Perm and Verkhoturye, was wooden and had two altars. The main church, dedicated to St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, was consecrated in 1852, while the side, warm church was consecrated in 1845. Both churches have preserved their original appearance.

Due to non-payments from parishioners, starting in 1881, the church was temporarily assigned to the church of the village of Pokrovsky by the order of the diocesan authorities. Since 1886, a church-parish school has been operating in Temnovsky, located in its own building.

Little is known about the modern stone church. Its design and construction took place from 1904 to 1917. In the 1930s, the church was closed and is now in a semi-ruined state. The priest of the church, Alexander Ilyich Mokrousov, was shot on June 12, 1918, in this village. It is known that before his death, he was beaten and subjected to humiliation by an armed group. He was ordered to run and then shot. Before this, the murderers had lunch with Father Alexander.

On May 22, 2003, on the feast day of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, a procession took place from the Mamin Church to the Temnovsky Church. For the first time in many years, a water blessing service was held in the Temnovsky Church with the sprinkling of the walls. The procession then went to the cemetery, where a memorial service was held, and a wooden cross and fence were installed at the grave of Father Alexander Mokrousov.