It one of the four churches in the Sirdal parish which is part of the Lister og Mandal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.

The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1852 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow.

[1][2] The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1461, but the first church here may have been built in the early 13th century.

In 1639, records show that a runic inscription about the Virgin Mary in the north tower was found and dated to around the year 1200, making it likely that the church was built before that time.

That same year, a new timber-framed church was built on the same site.