A wooden chapel, also dedicated to St. Nicholas, had already been built on the site of today's St. Nicholas Church in Gebhardshagen in 1410. When this became too small, it was replaced by a new building between 1614 and 1619 at the behest of Duchess Anna Sophia von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel. The church had a tall and pointed tower, which was adjoined by a short nave and an octagonal choir. The church tower, the roof, the bells and the organ were destroyed in a heavy storm in 1791. The church could not be used for a long time and it was not until 1810 that the damage was repaired. For cost reasons, the church tower was built smaller than before and only a low roof was added. Between 1860 and 1862, the nave was enlarged and the transept and a new apse were added.

The three bells in the church tower are more recent. The two bronze bells, last cast in 1892, were conscripted during the First World War and not replaced until 1933, while the larger of the two bells had to be given up during the Second World War. This was not replaced until 1961, and a third bell was purchased four years later. The clockwork of the tower clock is still mechanically driven today and has to be wound by hand every week.

The altar of the church is simple, with a depiction of the resurrection of Christ on the altarpiece. The pulpit is supported by an octagonal pillar with figures of apostles in its niches. The organ is located on the narrow side of the three-sided gallery and was last renewed in 1864. The Renaissance-style sandstone baptismal font was carved around 1650. When the church was closed during the extension work from 1862, it was sold to a local merchant who used it as a flower bowl in his garden. It was not until 1964 that the baptismal font was rediscovered and returned to the church.

Text: Markus Schulze, Ortsheimatpfleger for Hohenrode