It is the church for the Ramnes parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg.

The church was originally dedicated to the Saints Peter and Paul and the building was consecrated on 7 March (year uncertain).

[3][4] During the early 17th century, the church roof was rebuilt and larger windows were installed.

Inside the church a new flat ceiling and second-floor seating galleries were installed along the west and north walls.

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.

The artist Domenico Erdmann planned the interior designs for this renovation.