The name is still used to refer to that area, which is now a part of Grimstad municipality in Agder county.

The church grew together with the village and the people, and became the centre of Fjære's history from the Middle Ages until the present day.

The oldest and most valuable individual cultural monuments in and around Fjære Church are the finely sculpted head of a man in stone over the south door, dating from before 1150.

[18] The church's unique and beautiful baptismal font, in the High Gothic style from the Middle Ages.

The altarpiece, pulpit with paneled ceiling and pews with the names of farms painted on them are considered valuable.

The well-preserved church is located approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of the town of Grimstad.