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

The new building was a wooden long church that was originally designed to seat about 900 people )but with current fire codes, the number has been reduced).

The building was designed by Claus Wiese who based the plans off some standardized drawings by Hans Linstow.

The church was consecrated on 29 October 1849 by the Bishop Peder Christian Hersleb Kjerschow.

In 1915, a sacristy was built adjacent to the chancel during a major restoration of the building.

The painter and woodcarver Lars T. Kinsarvik led the interior work of redecorating the nave and choir as well as building a new pulpit and new pews.

[3][4][5] On 24 November 2016, the church was broken into and vandalised, causing damages estimated to 1-2 million kr.