The first church at Ransäter was built in timber during the 1660s and later enlarged with two transepts in the 1740s. In 1983, while an interior restoration was underway, a fierce fire broke out on the evening of 6 December and destroyed the building completely. Only the church silver, kept safely in a strongroom, survived.
Rather than delay, the parish resolved to rebuild on the same site, aiming for a new church that would echo the size and character of the one lost. The result, consecrated on 1 February 1986, was designed by architect Jerk Alton. Though somewhat smaller than its predecessor, the new church closely follows its exterior appearance.
Inside, the ceiling height was raised slightly to improve the acoustics. The altar is free-standing, table-like in form, and the altarpiece by artist Sven-Bertil Svensson is arranged in six pictorial sections, with a central figure of Christ surrounded by the four evangelist symbols. The colour scheme and decoration of the interior were chosen to broadly reflect the appearance of the earlier church.
The churchyard outside is the burial place of several notable figures, including the former Swedish prime minister Tage Erlander and his wife Aina, though visitors should note that grave locations and any related access are best confirmed locally.
The organ, built in 1988 by the Grönlund organ workshop, is a modern instrument fitted to the rebuilt church, replacing whatever had been lost in the fire.