Around year 1600, the village was inhabited by Christian settlers of Eastern Orthodox faith.

[4] Major renovation work on the church was undertaken in 1849, the year carved under the conical roof of the shingle on the belfry.

Its post-war reconstruction, supervised by the Conservation Institute in Zagreb, included restoration of the church foundations.

The church of St. Elijah, which in many respects is the most valuable wooden Eastern Orthodox church in the region of Banija, was set on fire during the Croatian military operation Storm in early August 1995.

According to the witness accounts, the church was burt down by the members of the Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina.