A chapel is said to have stood here earlier, visited by priests travelling from Ljusdal at a time when incense was still used in worship, though the earliest written record dates only from 1669, when the chapel's accounts book began. The present church was built in 1744 and substantially rebuilt in 1780–81 under master builder Per Tholsson of Mosätt, with the rebuilt church reconsecrated in 1782, as recorded in an inscription above the entrance. The bell tower followed in 1847.
The timber church, seating around 150, was originally painted red but has been white since 1852, with a slate-covered roof. A further remodelling in 1931 altered the interior considerably: the old sacristy became the chancel, the pulpit-altar was moved to the north wall with a new stair from the rebuilt sacristy, and a new vestibule was added at the west end.
In the chancel, naive wall paintings with biblical scenes survive, including the Crucifixion, Moses with the tablets of the law, and Christ carrying the cross — in one scene one of the thieves is shown wearing what looks like a pirate's hat, an unusual and memorable detail.
Among the furnishings, the pulpit carries relief-carved theological symbols separated by roses and lilies, flowers traditionally associated with the Virgin Mary. Two decorative pyramids from the earlier church were bought from Ytterhogdal church in 1740 and later restored. The church also preserves a chasuble from the 1500s and an incense censer dating from the Catholic era before the Reformation.
Next to the church stand a forestry museum and a school museum, and the church itself served as a filming location for the 1998 Advent television series Kaspar i Nudådalen.