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

The red, wooden church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1985 using plans drawn up by the architect Jan Arne Frydenlund.

[1][2] The building was first built in 1985 as a facility for people who are developmentally disabled.

In 1994, the parish purchased the building and converted it into a church.

The church was consecrated by Bishop Rosemarie Köhn in 1994.