It is the church for the Sjøli parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

The brown, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1914 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Jacob Sparre.

About 30 years later, the parish began planning for the construction of an annex chapel at the cemetery.

Hans Jacob Sparre was hired to design the new chapel.

Many years later, the chapel was upgraded to parish church status.