The building dates from 1932, when it was constructed not as a church but as a parish hall (församlingshem) for the local community. It was occasionally used for worship even in its early years, blurring the line between social and religious function from the outset.
A substantial remodelling in 1968 formally transformed the building into Svängsta kyrka. As part of these works, a ceramic altarpiece was acquired, along with a new altar and font, both simply made of pine. The timber structure is clad externally with brown panelling, and its broken roofline is covered with red single-curved roof tiles, giving the church a plain but distinctive Nordic character.
A freestanding bell tower stands on the open ground in front of the church, a common feature of Swedish rural churches where the bell is not housed within the main building itself.
Svängsta kyrka remains part of the wider Asarum parish structure, reflecting a pattern found across Sweden where twentieth-century population growth led to community buildings being adapted for religious use rather than purpose-built from the start.