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

The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1842 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Klipe.

[1][2] The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1589, but it was not new at that time.

On 2 July 1841 the church burned down after a deaf-mute person who was a part of the parish set the building on fire in a case of arson.

The altarpiece was carved by Flydal and painted by Harald Brun in 1902, and depicts Christ as comforter.