The article calls the church Gothic and gives no further style details. A church probably stood on the site before the 12th century, the infobox lists a 12th-century founding, and the earliest documented mention is from 1267. It names no architect or builder and assumes the church was built by Scandinavian merchants and linked to St. Olaf.
The spire is 406 feet (123.7 m) high in the infobox and 123.8 m in the history section. A medieval craftsman's claim of 84 fathoms gives about 522 feet (159 m) with Rhineland fathoms, but the article prefers local fathoms, putting the 1590 tower at roughly 378 to 410 feet (115 to 125 m). An observation platform in the tower is at 197 feet (60 m).
The church has burned down three times and been struck by lightning about ten times. It was Roman Catholic, became Lutheran after the Reformation and has been Baptist since 1950.
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