By around 1800, the old Kyrkås church at Kyrkbyn had become too small for the expanding local population. Following a donation of land by the churchwarden John Johansson from the village of Lungre, it was decided that a new church should be built there. The new church was consecrated in the autumn of 1845, with Frans Agathon Lindstein serving as master builder.
The church was constructed in the neoclassical style and is notable as one of relatively few Swedish churches with a tower positioned at the east end, a somewhat unusual arrangement compared with the more common western tower placement.
Inside, the chancel wall features a trompe-l'œil perspective painting, and the altarpiece was painted by John Österlund. The font dates from 1695, considerably older than the church itself, having presumably been retained from the earlier building. A separate baptismal altarpiece from 1954, by Ante Karlsson-Stig, depicts a young girl in a Nordic summer night setting. The pulpit was made by Salomon Jonsson-Hägglöf working together with Erik Larsson.