It is the church for the Skjee parish which is part of the Sandefjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg.

The Romanesque stone church was built on top of the Raet, a large terminal moraine left behind from the glaciers that retreated after the last Ice Age.

Originally, there was a main door, or portal, on the west end and on the south side of the nave.

In 1664, the south portal was bricked up and closed and a new church porch was built on the west end of the nave.

In addition, furnishings such as the historic altarpiece and pulpit were brought back into the church.