The earliest recorded church at Hammerdal burned down in 1588. A stone church was built in 1590, likely on the same site, and was later enlarged in 1730 with the addition of timber vaults. A new porch followed in 1753. Between 1778 and 1782 the church was substantially rebuilt and extended under the architect Daniel Hagman, giving it broadly the form seen today. A tower was added in 1816–1817, replacing an earlier freestanding bell tower, and now holds three bells dated 1793, 1801 and 1932.
A thorough restoration took place in 1923 under town architect Ivar Stål and master builder J.P. Blomkvist, and most of the church's decorative interior dates from this period. The young painter Gunnar Torhamn created the ceiling painting, while the older altarpiece, attributed to Carl Hofverberg (1695–1765) with framing by Jonas Granberg (1696–1776), was relocated to the church's north wall at this time.
Woodwork by the Edler family features prominently: a pulpit made by Johan Edler the Elder (sources differ slightly on the date, giving either 1788 or associating him more generally with the pulpit), and, following renovation work in the 1850s, further carvings by his son Johan Edler the Younger, including number boards, a baptismal angel and the altar structure. A separate account attributes a baptismal angel to the sculptor Göran Sundin in 1842, so the angel's authorship is not entirely clear from the available sources.
Twentieth-century additions include an appliqué work called the Tree of Life by the Hammerdal-born artist Berta Hansson, and two woven tapestries depicting scenes from the life of Christ, designed by Paul Sahlin and woven by Svea Larsson. A painting of Christ on the Cross by Axel Gustaf Hertzberg, dating from around 1860, is also recorded among the church's furnishings. The organ, built in 1955 with three manuals and 40 stops, incorporates parts of an earlier instrument by P.Z. Strand from 1828.