In 1849, a new church was built at Hovden, possibly on the same site as the medieval building.

The church had originally been built on a peninsula, but after the rising of the water, now it is located on a small island.

The church serves the people in the village of Møsstrond on the island as well as the rural areas surrounding the lake (many of those areas are not connected to the national road network and are only accessible by boat).

It is a wooden long church with a west tower that is drawn slightly into the nave.

The choir is on the east side of the nave and it is flanked by two small sacristies.