It is the church for the Lidar parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

[1][2] There was an old wooden stave church at Lidar during the Middle Ages.

It was likely located about 50 metres (160 ft) to the southeast of the present church.

Not long afterwards, people in the area began pushing for an annex chapel to be built at the cemetery site.

The building was designed by architect Ole Stein and the lead builder was Halldor G. Skattebu.