That building was torn down during the mid-1100s so that a stone church could be built to replace it.

The church has a rectangular nave with a smaller chancel with a lower roof line.

In the early 1800s, a small bell tower on the roof of the nave was built.

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.

There were structural problems that were threatening the building, in addition to the fact that the old church was much smaller than it should be for the size of the parish.

Later, the old church was restored and preserved for history after some fundraising by the local villagers.