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

The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1861 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Heinrich Grosch.

In 1563, the church was looted by the Swedish Army during the Northern Seven Years' War.

It was difficult to find a builder, but eventually they hired Thomas Aasen who had built the Vallset Church.

During the summer of 1857, however, Aasen and his workers had great difficulty in getting the tower to stand straight, so the parish relieved him of his duty and gave the job to Ole Lysvig, who completed the half-finished church.