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

The white, wooden church was built in 1812 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect.

[1][2] Around 1810, the villagers of Eikefjord joined forces to get a church built in their community.

Originally, the church was privately owned, but it was sold to the parish in 1874 for 1000 Norwegian rigsdaler.

Soon after the sale, the church was enlarged by adding a transept to the north and south sides of the nave to create a cruciform design.