It is one of the churches for the Bamble og Herre parish which is part of the Bamble prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.

The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1905 using plans drawn up by the architect Haldor Larsen Børve.

[2][3][4][5] In the latter half of the 19th century, local residents of Herre began working towards getting an annex chapel built in their village, rather than having to travel to Bamble Church.

After a factory opened and attracted more residents to Herre, the desire for a local chapel became possible.

The chapel was designed by Haldor Larsen Børve and O. Thovsen was the lead builder with Tollef Veholt being responsible for the masonry work.