It is the church for the Malvik parish which is part of the Stjørdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1846 by the architect G.O.

[1][2] The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1432, but the church was not new at that time.

The original church was likely a wooden stave church with a rectangular nave and a narrower chancel that may have been built during the 14th century.

The new building was consecrated on 18 November 1846 by the Bishop Hans Riddervold.