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

Through a dendrochronological study of the church, the wood is dated to the years 1178-1179.

A runic inscription upon the medieval pulpit reads: "Þá, um þat sumar [létu] þeir brœðr Erlingr ok Auðun hôggva till kirkju þessar, er Erlingr ja[rl fe]ll í Niðarósi" which translates to The brothers Erling and Audun had the timber for this church felled, the summer that Erling Jarl fell in Nidaros.

This refers to the Battle of Kalvskinnet in 1179, which supports the dendrochronological evidence that the church was built in 1179.

It was also widened by taking the old open-air corridors that once surrounded the church and incorporating them into the north and south sides of the nave.

The exterior walls received paneled siding to cover the log building construction.