The present building traces its origins to a stone church erected in 1672, consecrated in December 1675 by the Bishop of Växjö, Jonas Johannis Scarinius, replacing an older wooden church that had fallen into disrepair. Between 1885 and 1887 the church was enlarged with a new sacristy to the north and a tower to the west, built by master builder Anders Pettersson of Värsås to designs by the architect Fredrik Ekberg.
In 1904 the church was severely damaged by fire. It was rebuilt between 1904 and 1906, with the original stone walls retained, giving the building the combination of older masonry and early twentieth-century detailing visitors see today.
Beneath the chancel lies a burial vault containing 23 coffins, a reminder of the church's long use as a place of parish burial for local families of standing. Inside the church hang five coats of arms and seven brass chandeliers, adding a touch of formality to the interior.
Among the furnishings, the altarpiece depicting the Descent from the Cross was painted by the district painter C. J. Rolander of Klevshult. The stone font is plain and undecorated, while an oak chest in the chancel, dated 1797 and clad in iron plates, was likely used to store parish valuables or documents. The church bells were cast by Beckman & Co following the 1904 fire, replacing whatever had been lost.
The church has had at least two organs: an 1876 instrument by Salomon Molander & Co of Gothenburg, and a mechanical organ built in 1905 by Johannes Magnusson, also of Gothenburg, which remains of interest to those curious about Swedish organ-building traditions of the period.