It is the main church for the Fåvang parish which is part of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

The brown, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in the year 1630 using plans drawn up by the architect Werner Olsen.

According to tradition, the reconstruction was supervised by master-builder Werner Olsen (ca.

[7] During this period of rebuilding, the staves were removed and it was reconstructed as a timber-framed building with a cruciform floor plan.

From 1949 to 1951, the church was again restored, this time under the direction of architect Jens Gram Dunker.