The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1850 using plans drawn up by Capt.

Captain Erik Glørsen Frisak was hired to design the new church and Thomas Aasen and Ole Bækken were hired as the lead builders.

The new building was a half-timbered cruciform church with a tower on the west end.

In 1874, the church was given exterior wood paneled siding to cover up the logs used to construct the building.

Also some of the old furniture (altarpiece and pulpit) that had been hidden in the attic was moved back into the nave and chancel.