It is located in the village of Grendi, just west of the Norwegian National Road 9, on the shore of the Byglandsfjorden.

The white, wooden church was built in a octagonal design in 1828 by Anders Thorsen Syrtveit who used plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow.

In 1723, the King sold the church to the local farmers in the parish.

Due to population growth, in the early 1800s, the parish decided that the church needed to be replaced.

In 1828, the old church was torn down and replaced with the present octagonal building.