The church was probably part of a castle complex built here by the Knights of Diedenshausen between 1194 and around 1400. When the knightly dynasty began to flourish, they built the church around 1270.
The eastern part of the church is an impressive choir room with a five-part segmental vault. It is decorated with reddish-brown vine painting and is thus modeled on a medieval painting. The pulpit is the central focus of the choir. The preacher's chair and the communion table from the early 18th century are arranged directly in front of it. The preacher's chair was made in the style of a box chair. Only a few of these chairs still exist in Westfalen.
Originally, the church also had the function of a fortified church. This is indicated by a 60 cm high and 29 cm wide embrasure window that has been preserved. It was probably also possible to secure the entrance with a beam bolt lock.
In 1973, the roof truss and the bell were destroyed by fire. Thanks to great support from the population, the church was rebuilt within a year and two new bells were purchased. These now call the congregation three times a day.