It is the church for the Åsnes Finnskog parish which is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

[1][2] Around the year 1807, a chapel house named Prekenstua was used for church activities in the Finnskogen area of Åsnes.

This house stood at Vermundsberget, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the present church site.

The new church was designed by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and it seated about 150 people.

In 1911–1912, the church was renovated and enlarged using plans by Martin O. Bråten.