The church was built in 1935 as a private chapel for the then estate owners, the Karl-Wilhelm Wetzel family of factory owners from Gera. It was consecrated by Church Councilor Reuter from Greiz on Reformation Day, October 31, 1935. The Trinity Church in Gera served as a model for the builders. The design came from the architect Macht, also from Gera, and was executed by master builder Raabe from Crispendorf. In 1945, as part of the land reform, the chapel became the property of the Crispendorf parish. While the manor house was destroyed by supporters of the communist movement in 1948, the chapel survived. Between 1998 and 1999, a group of volunteers painstakingly restored the small, by then quite dilapidated, church through their own efforts. On Whit Monday 1999, the church was reconsecrated in the name of Bishop Nicholas. In a competition held in December 2010 by the Central German Broadcasting Corporation (MDR) as part of the "Schwefelhölzchen" campaign, the chapel emerged as the winner among the submitted entries and won the title "Smallest Church in Central Germany."
In addition to monthly services, the small church also hosts evening concerts of sacred music following the installation of a new electronic organ. Baptisms and other church ceremonies are also taking place there again. Visits are possible (Wikipedia).