It is the church for the Slidre parish which is part of the Valdres prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

It is a Romanesque stone church, which has a rectangular nave and a narrower, square choir.

The church roof was repaired or replaced around 1266-1268 (according to 20th century dendrochronological dating).

During the Middle Ages, this was the parish church for all of Slidre as well as the seat of the Valdres prosti.

[3][4][5] In 1620, the north entrance to the church was closed up and filled in with stone to match the rest of the walls.

In 1736, the original narrow entrance from the nave to the choir was enlarged and made much wider.

It was replaced in 1983 by a new mechanical organ from Norsk Orgel- og Harmoniumfabrikk of Snertingdal in Gjøvik.