It is one of the churches for the Rindal parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1874 by the architects Johan Martin Helgesen and Jacob Wilhelm Nordan.

At some point, the church was enlarged by adding a transept to make it a cruciform design.

[3][4] Historically, the parish of Rindal was part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

On 1 January 2020, the parish of Rindal was transferred to the Orkdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.