It is located in the village of Nornes, on the northern shore of the Sogndalsfjorden.

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

The new building was designed by Christian Henrik Grosch and the lead builder was Ole Olson Løken.

[3][4][5] On 15 January 1989, lightning struck the tower and it started burning.

However, starting around the year 1840, the church and the parish were named Norum.