It is the church for the Vegårshei parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.

The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform design in 1808 using plans drawn up by the architect Knud Torkildsen Skjerkholt.

[1][2] The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1347, but it may have been built in the 1200s.

The peasants in the parish purchased the church from the King in 1723 and during the next 40–50 years they made many improvements to the building.

[3][4][5] The tower originally stood in the centre of the cross-shaped roof, but in 1863 the cross was moved to the top of the western cross-arm over the main entrance to the building.