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

After this project, only some of the wall and roof timbers remained from the original stave church.

[4][5] By the second half of the 19th century, the church was said to be in poor condition and small.

Discussions ensued as to whether the church should be remodeled and fixed up or if it should be torn down and replaced.

[4][5] During the last refurbishment of the old church, an archaeological excavation was carried out and 71 artifacts were found, including pieces of jewelry and coins.

Lomen Stave Church houses the pedestal of a baptismal font dating from the 1200s.

[6] Ole Andreas Øverland drew illustration of the portal from Lomen Stave Church in volume 2 of his five part series Illustreret Norges Historie 02 Fra Kristendommmens Indførelse til Magnus Erlingssøns Fald (published by Folkebladet in Kristiania in 1886).