It is the church for the Våle parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg.

The area of Våle was Christianized by Olaf Tryggvason during the 900s, and the first church was likely built after that time.

[3][4][5] Due to financial difficulties, Count Gustav Wilhelm Wedels had to sell the county's churches.

The church was then handed over to his son-in-law, the auditor general Jens Flor from Haugeboe in Asker as collateral.

Flor sold the church in 1804 to shipowner and merchant Rasmus Alsing from Holmestrand.

In 1871, a new church porch and bell tower were added to the west end of the nave.

This also included getting rid of the medieval pulpit and limestone baptismal font and replacing them with new ones.