The church began as an apse church in the twelfth century, meaning the chancel ended in a rounded projection. Around 1250 it was substantially altered: the chancel was lengthened and a tower added to the west end. Two doorways survive from this earliest phase, carved with figures whose original meaning is now lost to us.
In June 1938 a serious fire tore through the building, destroying much of its medieval furnishing, including a well-preserved triumphal crucifix, painted medieval window glass, and the church bell. The organ, chandelier and altar cloth were saved in time, and the church silver survived intact in a locked cupboard that withstood the flames. The church reopened after extensive renovation in 1940.
The restoration work also revealed two sets of medieval wall paintings that had been hidden: decorative ornament from the building period in the tower vault, and, in the nave, a sequence of scenes from the Passion of Christ painted around the mid-1400s by an anonymous workshop known as the Passion Master.
Among the furnishings, the limestone font dates from the mid-thirteenth century and escaped the fire undamaged. The church also displays an altarpiece from 1663, painted by the Visby town painter Johan Bartsch, which originally belonged to Björke church and is on loan from Gotland's ancient monuments collection (Gotlands fornsal).
The church has a mechanical organ built in 1953 by Åkerman & Lund of Sundbyberg.
One source states the church reopened in March 2026 following extensive restoration, including replacement of an elaborate tower structure and new render, with a reopening ceremony led by a bishop; this is a recent or forthcoming event that could not be independently corroborated and should be treated with caution.