Engelstad took over when Backer died the year before the church was finished.

[2] The church was restored and expanded in 1982 with a separate congregation hall and chapel (designed by Rolf Christian Krognes).

The pulpit and the altar, as well as the chairs in the choir are carved by Anthon Røvik.

The church organ is made by Josef Hilmar Jørgensen (delivered in 1933).

[4] Klemetsrud Church is listed and protected by law by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage.