It is the church for the Borgund parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

The historic, white, stone church was built in a cruciform design around the year 1300 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect.

The earliest existing historical records of a church in Borgund date back to the 12th century.

The northern wall of the nave was opened up and a new wing was built to the north to add more seating.

[3][4][5] The church had a major fire and much of the building was almost completely destroyed on 13 April 1904 by an arsonist only described as "mentally disturbed" by the local police.

The loss was tragic, but a new church was rapidly built within the remaining medieval walls that withstood the fire.

[9] The church organ dates from 1981 to was built by Marcussen & Søn of Aabenraa, Denmark.