The original medieval stone church at Trävattna was small and cramped. In 1836 a burial chapel for the Gyllengrip family of Salaholm was added on its southern side to help accommodate the growing congregation. A fire in 1849 destroyed the old church, along with several nearby farms and the recently built schoolhouse, forcing the community to consider its future.
The fire divided parishioners into two camps: those who wanted a new parish church of their own, and those who preferred to support the upkeep of the large, newly built Floby church instead. In 1854 the majority favoured building anew, and the present church was constructed to designs by J. A. Haverman, an architect at the Royal Office of Buildings, with plans approved by the king.
The church's tower, with its stepped gables, is considered a particularly rare architectural feature for the region. Rather than a traditional altarpiece, the church has three painted chancel windows, completed as late as 1962 by the Swedish-Dutch artist Folke Heybroek, depicting the Trinity and scenes from the life of Christ. According to Wikipedia, a painted cross on the glass above the altar served as a temporary altarpiece in the church's early years.
The pulpit and altar rail are in the Empire style. The smaller of the church's bells survived the 1849 fire and bears an inscription dated 1669, offering a tangible link to the building that once stood on this site.
An interior renovation took place in the early 1990s, during which the plasterwork was renewed, electrical wiring updated, and decorative painting carried out.