Tradition holds that a church was first built in the western part of Alsen as early as the 11th century, and that in the early 13th century the congregation relocated to the village of Hov, in the centre of the parish. This medieval church, said to have consisted of a nave and a chancel without an apse, reportedly burned down in the 1560s.
A new church was built during the Danish period, apparently soon after the fire, though complaints about its deteriorating condition were already being raised by the 1620s. Repairs followed over subsequent decades: a new three-part altarpiece was made, along with a pulpit of 1656 attributed to Erik Eriksson of Bredbyn. Both pieces were later moved to the chapel at Kolåsen in Kalls parish, where they remain. In 1715 new carved wooden vaulted ceilings were added by Petter Blom of Gävle.
Fires in 1755 and 1756 damaged the church again, prompting a rebuilding in 1757 that removed much of its medieval character: the chancel was demolished and the nave extended. Some furnishings from this 18th-century church, sometimes referred to as Lovisa Ulrika's church, survive in the present building.
Within about eighty years the church was again considered too small, and in 1840 the parish decided to build a larger one, completed under Anders Åkerlund of Härnösand and inaugurated in 1850. It was reputedly the third largest church in the Diocese of Härnösand at the time. The older 18th-century church was demolished in 1880.
This 19th-century church was itself destroyed by fire in 1919. The present church, designed by Gustav Holmdahl, was built on the same site and inaugurated in 1924. Its altarpiece is the work of Olof Ahlberg, flanked by two wooden sculptures by Johan Edler, while the pulpit was painted by Gunnar Torhamn. The chancel contains a font angel of a type characteristic of Jämtland.
Several older furnishings survive from the medieval and 17th-century churches, including a carved figure of David playing the harp.