The Norwegian Institute for Cultural Heritage Research used dendrochronology to date part of the roof construction which showed that the church was likely built in 1265 or 1266.

Jahn Børe Jahnsen, a conservator at Valdres Folkemuseum, has observed that it was remarkable that they are dated so close to each other.

In a famous description from a trip in 1733-1734, Bishop Peder Hersleb described the church "as a pile of stones", with only the choir being suitable to keep.

In 1734 the rector wanted to close and demolish it in favor of the nearby Svenes Church, but the local people protested.

The interior of the church was also refurbished during this project and it was decorated with paintings by Ola Hermundsson Berge (1768–1825) in the late 1700s.