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

[1][2] In 1847, a cemetery was built in Austmarka so that the local residents didn't need to travel all the way to Vinger Church to bury their dead.

Soon after, there was a push to build a church at the cemetery to serve the population in the eastern part of the municipality.

Paul Bielenberg was hired to design and build the new church.

At one point, the church was close to being demolished, but during the 1870s, the building was repaired.