The St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Church in Pokrovsk was built before the revolution on the site of an old wooden church from the 18th century, which was visited by Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov and his parents. In memory of the centuries-old history of the church and Russia, the entrance features the first Romanovs, Patriarch Tikhon, the outstanding commander Suvorov, and Empress Catherine II.

Among the notable parishioners of the church was also Ivan Tikhonovich Pososhkov, a great Russian theorist, inventor, and publicist, who was an associate of Peter I and the author of numerous reforms, including military ones. He was the first to extract oil in Russia, which allowed the country to trade oil even then, and the world of art received Dutch paintings created with paints based on Russian oil. After Peter's death, Pososhkov faced repression from Menshikov due to his land reform project aimed at improving the lives of peasants, and he died in a fortress under mysterious circumstances.

In this church, the parents of the great playwright Alexander Nikolayevich Ostrovsky were married.

In 1890, architect Zykov built a beautiful stone church in the neo-Russian style on the site of the dilapidated wooden church.

After the Bolsheviks came to power, the clergy and parishioners of the church faced persecution. In 1921, church valuables were confiscated, and in 1932, the church was closed for many years. Today, the church has been restored and continues to impress with its magnificence.