It is the church for the Vingelen parish which is part of the Nord-Østerdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Hamar.

The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1880 using plans drawn up by the architect Henrik Nissen.

[3] In 1658, a new timber-framed long church with an onion dome was built about 750 metres (2,460 ft) to the east (just west of the present church site).

The new church was designed by Henrik Nissen and the lead builder was Hans Johnsen.

After the new neo-Gothic, Swiss chalet style building was completed, the old church was torn down.