It is one of the churches for the Søndre Slagen parish which is part of the Tønsberg domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg.

The gray, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1782 using plans drawn up by the architects Johan Christian Hvoslef and Jacob Smith.

This decision was made since the road to Slagen Church was considered too long at a time when the population of the place was increasing.

The building has a rectangular nave with a smaller chancel with a sacristy on the east end.

There is also a church porch and bell tower on the west end.