It is the church for the Tretten parish which is part of the Sør-Gudbrandsdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1728 using plans drawn up by the architect Jens Skank.

It was decided at that time to build a new church on a new site, near the new main road.

The lead builder was Jens Skanke, the son-in-law of the local parish priest Christian Wolfgang Monrath.

[3][4][5] Originally, the church had not tower, just a square base with a pyramid shaped roof on top.