It is the church for the Øyer parish which is part of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1725 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect.

In 1722, the old church was struck by lightning and it burned to the ground.

The church was originally tarred on the outside, then later it was painted red.

Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet in Eidsvoll later that year.