It is one of the churches for the Øye parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

[3][4][5][6] In 1935, the new Øye Church was being renovated and part of the foundation wall was removed.

After this discovery, the materials were saved and plans were made to reconstruct the old stave church.

The construction was completed and the church was consecrated on 1 August 1965 by the Bishop Alexander Lange Johnson.

Historic artifacts include a medieval doorbell, a crucifix from the 13th century with a figure of Christ and a wooden baptismal font from the 1300s.