The medieval church that once stood here was destroyed in 1817, when a violent fire caused by a lightning strike consumed both the building and its free-standing bell tower. Only a handful of furnishings were saved, including a crucifix that now has pride of place on the altar, along with a chandelier, the pulpit, a black chasuble, some candlesticks, the church's communion silver and a bridal crown.
A new church was built in 1827–28 in stone, rendered and limewashed white in the Empire style, to designs by Per Wilhelm Palmroth of the Överintendentsämbetet (the office responsible for royal and state buildings). It was consecrated in 1828 by Bishop Esaias Tegnér, the celebrated poet-bishop of Växjö.
Parts of the old north wall were retained and incorporated into the new nave, together with the medieval sacristy, which survives intact and today serves as a mortuary chapel. The nave was originally closed by a straight chancel wall with two east-facing windows, but in 1908 the chancel was rebuilt lower and narrower, taking on the form of an apse, with new sacristy and storage rooms added on either side.
The church is entered through the west tower or via a door on the south wall. The tower was given an open lantern typical of its period, topped with a gilded cross, and the interior has the character of a hall church with a wooden barrel vault. Above the chancel arch runs an inscribed band, a scriptural blessing invoking divine favour upon the visitor.