It is the church for the Grue Finnskog parish which is part of the Solør, Vinger og Odal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

[1][2] A cemetery was built in the village of Svullrya in 1854 to serve the eastern part of the municipality.

The building was constructed by Brede Bredesen Kolstad from Kongsvinger who used drawings by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan.

The new church was designed by Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff and the builder was Günther Schüssler.

The church tower and the western part of the nave remained, but the rest of the building was severely damaged.