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

The white, wooden, empire style church was built in a cruciform design in 1849 using plans drawn up by the architect Gustav Adolph Lammers.

[3][4] With an increasing population in the 19th century, the difficult road from the island of Hisøy to the mainland Øyestad Church led the island's residents to demand their own church.

In 1847, the area of Hisøy was made to be a separate parish from Øyestad, and they immediately set in motion plans to build a church.

Gustav Adolph Lammers was hired to design the church.