It is located in the village of Fannrem, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) south of the town of Orkanger.

It was modified a little around the end of the 12th century (around 1180) with modifications to some of the arched openings in the building.

In 1650, there was an addition built on the north side of the nave to make more room for the people from Orkanger to fit in the church.

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 at Eidsvoll Manor later that year.

It was also a stone building, constructed out of soapstone from Munklia in Orkdal and it had a neo-Gothic long church design.