It is the church for the Kroken parish which is part of the Bamble prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.

The local parish relied on a combination of collected funds, loans, grants, and free volunteer labour to get the project approved.

The new building was consecrated by the Bishop Kristian Vilhelm Koren Schjelderup Sr. on 24 February 1910.

A church porch and bell tower is located on the north end.

During this project the pews were taken out and chairs put in instead, which slightly reduced the number of seats in the building.