It is the church for the Bagn parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

The red, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1736 using plans drawn up by the architect Svend Tråseth.

The old church stood for a long time afterwards, falling into disrepair.

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.

New, larger windows were added and much of the interior was renewed and painted in new colors.