A small, cylindrical pulpit is placed above the altarpiece, a rather unusual location compared to most churches in Norway.

The church is notable for its distinctive rectangular shape with a simple tower on the roof above the main entrance.

In 1785 the church was described as dilapidated with a number of dangerous cracks in the masonry, and a few years later a large part of the "east wall" was demolished and rebuilt.

[4] After the fire, the town and its roads were redesigned, and it was decided to move the church about 250 metres (820 ft) to the northeast of the former location.

[5] The church has not undergone major changes since it was opened, but in 2014 a major restoration project on the building was begun to remove extensive dry rot and make many structural repairs.

Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet in Eidsvoll later that year.