Årslev is situated in the Brabrand district, west of Aarhus city center.

[1][2] Sønder Aarslev Church originally belonged to the Ancient See of Aarhus but after the reformation ownership passed to the Danish Crown.

In 1686 the owner of Kærbygård Manor Otto Bielke was given Sønder Aarslev Church by king Christian V but five years later he sold it to the merchant Christen Wegerslev in Aarhus.

In the late Middle Ages the church was expanded and the original flat wooden ceiling was replaced with Gothic rib vaults.

In 1870 the church was extensively renovated and crow-stepped gables were added and the north door was walled off.