A royal decree from 19 August 1874 granted permission to build the church in Åsskard. Christian Hovde was hired as the main builder and Jacob Wilhelm Nordan was the architect. Another royal decree from 7 August 1876 created the new parish of Åsskard. The new building was consecrated by Bishop Andreas Grimelund on 9 November 1876. Åsskard church is built as a wooden long church with a west tower, rectangular nave, and a rectangular choir with a sacristy extension on the east end. The neo-Gothicaltarpiece is said to have been made in 1876 by the brothers Lars and Gudmund Brekken according to drawings by Christian Hovde. In 1960, the church was enlarged by adding some small rooms around the base of the tower.[3][4][5]
