It is the church for the Kodal parish which is part of the Sandefjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg.

[3][4] Some time during the middle of the 1500s, the church was in such bad condition that the north and west walls of the nave collapsed.

By the 1620s, the choir was in poor condition so a renovation took place, repairing the walls, putting in a new floor, and installing a new altar.

An inspection in 1689 showed the church was in poor condition so a major renovation was undertaken.

The four walls were rebuilt using log construction and a new roof was installed with clay tiles.