It is the church for the Saksumdal parish which is part of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

[1][2] Historical records and local traditions show that there was a medieval church in the Saksumdalen valley.

[3] In 1874, work on the present church began on a site that was donated by Anders Hovland for the construction of an annex chapel for the Saksumdalen valley.

The pulpit had painted figures of the evangelists added in 1953 and the backs of the church benches were sealed in 1954.

[4] The altarpiece was made by Kristian Svendsrud and given to the church as a gift by landowner Anders Hovland.