It is one of the churches for the Torpa parish which is part of the Hadeland og Land prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

The white, wooden church was built in a octagonal design in 1823 using plans drawn up by the architect Abraham Pihl.

[1][2] Historically, people in the Torpa and Dokka areas had several churches scattered over the fairly rural parts of Nordre Land.

The new church was to be built in a more central location and it was going to be a large church to accommodate all the local people (which is why it is surprisingly large--seating 700 people--despite being located in a fairly rural area).

[3][4] Abraham Pihl was hired to design the new wooden octagonal building which was modeled off the nearby Vang Church.