It is the church for the Namdalseid parish which is part of the Namdal prosti[1] (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

The name of the parish was changed from Elda to Aas by a royal resolution on 30 December 1853.

At the same time, the parish was authorized to move the church from Elda to Aas, just outside the village of Namdalseid.

The new church was designed by Christian Heinrich Grosch, and the builder was Rasmus Overrein.

A royal resolution from 10 July 1894 changed the name of the parish from Aas to Namdalseid, the name of the municipality in which it was located.