It is located in the village of Austrheim on the island of Fosnøyna.

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

The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1865 using plans drawn up by the architect Askild Åse.

On 16 November 1710, the church tower was badly damaged by lightning and major repairs were carried out afterwards to repair the tower and its supporting structures.

It was consecrated on 2 April 1865 by the Bishop Peter Hersleb Graah Birkeland.