It is one of three churches for the Ålesund and Volsdalen parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

[1][2] Historically, the area of Ålesund was part of the Borgund Church parish.

The exterior brick was left unpainted, but the western tower was covered in white plaster.

The foundation stone for the new church was laid down on 13 July 1906 by the new King Haakon VII.

Roughly 2,000 square metres (22,000 sq ft) of marble cover the church's façade.