It is the church for the Klæbu parish which is part of the Heimdal og Byåsen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1790 by the architect Lars Larsen Forsæth.

[4][5] In 1669, the old stave church was in very poor shape with parts of the choir and nave rotting away.

That year, the old choir and a part of the nave were completely torn down and rebuilt using log construction.

In 1685, the remainder of the old stave church was torn down and rebuilt as a log building in a cruciform design.