It is the church for the Åsskard parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

A royal decree from 19 August 1874 granted permission to build the church in Åsskard.

Christian Hovde was hired as the main builder and Jacob Wilhelm Nordan was the architect.

The neo-Gothic altarpiece is said to have been made in 1876 by the brothers Lars and Gudmund Brekken according to drawings by Christian Hovde.

In 1960, the church was enlarged by adding some small rooms around the base of the tower.