It is the church for the Åkra parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

In 1787, the church was described as having its interior walls decorated in rosemåling and murals depicting angels, King David, the creation story, the Fall, as well as many characters from the Bible.

The church was heavily remodeled from 1871 to 1873 and during that all of the interior artwork was removed.

The nave was taken down and rebuilt, enlarging and extending it further to the west.

In 1919, the parish desired to tear down the old church a build a new one, but the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage objected and after many years of back and forth, the church was renovated in 1959.