It is located in the village of Bremsnes on the eastern coast of the island of Averøya, just west of the town of Kristiansund.

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

The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1771 by an unknown architect.

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1533, but it was likely built in the 14th century.

In the 1640s, the church was enlarged and more decorations were added to make the building look nicer.