The first known church on the site was built of timber in 1643. After a century, a new and larger church was erected. During a thunderstorm in June 1801, the church was struck by lightning and burned to the ground.
The present church was begun in 1805, but was not completed until 1813. Because of the limited space available, the church is oriented north-south rather than east-west, which is the usual orientation for churches. The church building consists of a rectangular nave with a three-sided chancel, an extended sacristy to the south, and a tower at the north gable.
The exterior of the church is largely unchanged and typical of its period of construction. The altarpiece, which was purchased in Uppsala in 1814, depicts the meeting of Mary and Elizabeth with the infant Jesus and John the Baptist. It was painted by the artist Pehr Hörberg, who was the foremost painter of altarpieces of his time. During the renovation of 1900-01, decorative paintings were added, adorning the ceiling and walls of the church, executed by the artist Olof W Nilsson, born in Norra Råda.