A villa community grew up in the early 1900s around what was then Tureberg station, in the southern part of Sollentuna parish. As the population increased and the distance to the old parish church became impractical, plans for a new church began as early as 1910. A local association raised funds and donations, and building work started in 1927, following Evert Milles's competition-winning design, titled "Pia desideria" (Pious wishes). Milles designed both the building and its furnishings. The tower and parish rooms followed in 1937, and the church passed to Sollentuna parish in 1944.
According to one account, the church was originally intended to be named Turebergs kyrka, as recorded on an engraved plaque on the south wall, but Archbishop Nathan Söderblom is said to have decided during the consecration itself that it should instead be dedicated to Saint Erik, surprising those present. Sources differ slightly on the consecration date, with one giving 1930.
The building is a rectangular hall church with a narrower, lower chancel with a straight east end, its floor raised three steps above the nave. The brick walls are whitewashed and the hipped roof is covered in slate. The west doors are copper-clad and decorated with reliefs of the evangelist symbols, designed by A Hamrin and executed by Per Albin Ingvarsson.
The interior furnishings were donated by local residents and reflect a variety of periods and origins. The altarpiece, assembled by Evert Milles from older elements, features two columns carved with vine tendrils and angels at their bases, supporting a triangular structure topped by a radiant symbol flanked by angels. Between the columns hangs a large wooden crucifix from 1931 by the sculptor Ingrid Larsson, who also carved the winged angel's head set in the archway between chancel and nave.
Among the older items in the chancel is a figure of an apostle dated to the 14th century, holding a book. Two further apostle figures on the west wall date from the late 15th century and are thought to have come originally from an altar cabinet, though their precise provenance is not firmly established.