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

The altar and the pulpit have rich acanthus ornamentation created by Eistein Kjørn.

In 1872, a church porch was built as the main entrance to the building.

[4][5] The Follebu parish was incorporated into Gausdal Municipality on 1 January 1838 after the Formannskapsdistrikt law went into effect.

The database for Norske Gaardnavne Vol IV published in 1900 contains Gårdsnummer 1-32 for Follebu Parish in Østre Gausdal municipality.