It is the church for the Lom parish which is part of the Nord-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

The brown, wooden stave church was built around the year 1170 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect.

This item was removed from the church in the 1950s and replaced with a copy, and the original is now in a museum.

In 1634, the nave was enlarged with a timber-framed addition to the west in order to accommodate more people in the church.

This was a temporary fix, however, and after about 30 years, the church underwent a large renovation.

The church was enlarged by adding a transept wing to the north and south of the nave, creating a cruciform floor plan.

In 1973, the church underwent another large renovation with the goal of improving the thermal insulation of the building.

The floors were removed and before rebuilding them, a large archaeological excavation was conducted to investigate the history of the church.