It is one of the churches for the Botne parish which is part of the Nord-Jarlsberg prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg.

The white, wooden church was built in a Y-shaped design in 1674 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch.

The Y-shape was an alternative to the traditional cruciform design where it could sometimes be difficult to look around the corner of the cross arms to see the altar.

The church remained unpainted until 1764, when it received external cladding and paint as well as a new bell tower at the southwestern entrance.

Because of poor financial times, however, the parish could not afford a new building, so a major repair was carried out.