It is one of the churches for the Marnardal parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.

The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1797 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Vermundson Skjøllingstad.

[1][2] The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1405, but it was not new at that time.

The old stave church was likely built in the 13th century.

In 1460 (or 1560), the old church was torn down and replaced with a new timber-framed building.