It is the church for the Slagen parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg.

On Sunday, 11 September 1898, a fire started on the neighboring property and it spread to the church.

Land and remains of the church were also transferred from the county to the parish after the fire.

The church has twin towers on either side of the entrance in the west, and the chancel in the east is surrounded by two small vestries.

The church was extensively restored in 1955–1956 according to plans by the architect Arnstein Arneberg and with Henrik Sørensen as artistic consultant.