A Romanesque church already existed on the site of this church, and it was probably destroyed in 1360, when the Prince-Bishopric of Liège fought for the possession of the County of Loon. The right of patronage was in the hands of the Herkenrode Abbey. Already at the end of the 14th century the construction of the late Gothic church started.
The current Sint-Laurentiuskerk is a late Gothic cruciform basilica. The tower was completed in 1411 and was built in Maasland marlstone. The nave was completed in 1476 and has outer walls of brick, while the inner walls, like the tower, consist of marlstone. The church was looted around 1585 by troops of William of Orange. In 1608 a tornado raged in which the spire broke off and fell into the nave. Restoration of the ship took a long time and final restoration probably took place only around 1720.
In 1910, the church was enlarged with two bays, for which the tower had to be moved over a distance of 9.4 meters. For this, the help of the American engineer Henry Weiss was called in. A number of memories of this unique event for that time have been preserved.
On September 13, 1944, the village was set on fire by the Germans. Numerous church treasures were lost. The church was rebuilt in 1950 under the direction of architect Van den Dael.