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

The people who lived further north on the island complained that the journey to that church had become too long and strenuous.

These people, even the Vicar, had to eventually yield to such a strong argument, and so the work was started in the 1890s to erect a new annex chapel in the village of Hauge (now called Bremanger).

A few days after the establishment of the new parish, the new "bedehus" (chapel) was consecrated at Hauge for church functions.

From the village of Vetvik the journey to church was still more than long enough, and for those who chose not to go by boat, the alternative was a three-hour hike across the mountain.

This new building was designed by Anders Karlsen from Eid, and the lead builder was Jørgen Myroldhaug.

This work was carried out on a voluntary basis by the villagers themselves, in addition to the transportation of the wooden building material.