In 1897, the construction of a stone church began in the center of the village of Kulakovo, located 15 kilometers from Tyumen. The church was built by Nikolai Martemyanovich Chukmaldin, a native of this village and a descendant of a peasant family. He managed to achieve significant wealth through his labor and intellect, which he used for the benefit of society.

Nikolai Martemyanovich was a first-guild merchant and was well-known both in Tyumen and Moscow. In addition to the church, he built a school building in the village. In 1914, Kulakovo had a two-class school and a school under the Ministry of Public Education, where 50 boys and 25 girls studied. Chukmaldin allocated 540 rubles annually for the maintenance of the school. A library was established at the school, for which he sent books from Moscow. He also arranged a dendrological park nearby so that children could study botany and learn about various plants. A pond was dug next to the park, which is still used for the village's water supply and serves as a place for Epiphany bathing. After Chukmaldin's death, the school in Kulakovo was named 'Chukmaldin School.'

The church was completed in 1901 and consecrated on May 9 in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. This took place during Chukmaldin's funeral, whose body was brought from Germany, where he passed away. A crypt was built under the church, where his body rests. According to the pre-revolutionary staff of the Holy Nicholas Church, there were to be a priest, a deacon, and a psalmist, but their names have not survived. Chapels were attached to the church in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the Great Martyr George the Victorious, St. Demetrius of Thessalonica, and St. Basil the Great. Chukmaldin contributed a capital of 12,000 rubles for eternal remembrance, the interest from which was used for the maintenance of the church clergy and the upkeep of the church.

The Holy Nicholas Church, with its tent-shaped bell tower, was built of red brick and became one of the last churches erected in the Tobolsk province before the revolution. During the Soviet years, the church suffered greatly: the bell tower was destroyed, as were parts of the walls, floors, domes, windows, and doors; the church was looted, and the crosses and domes were thrown down and lost. The parish was closed, and the chapels were destroyed. Until 1998, the building was used as a forge, a tractor park, and a spare parts warehouse.

Currently, except for the facade, the church has been almost completely restored. A carved iconostasis has been made, a small fragment of the old painting has been preserved, and services have been held here since 2006. Thanks to the administration of the Tyumen municipal district, the area around the church was improved in 2008-2009, where a playground for the young residents of Kulakovo was also established.