It is one of the four churches for the Gloppen parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

[1][2] For centuries, the people of this part of Gloppen attended the Gimmestad Church.

By 1880, the old church was deemed to be in poor condition and too small for the parish, seating only about 80 people.

The local people prevailed in January 1909 when plans for building a new church were approved.

The church was consecrated on 16 December 1910 by Bishop Johan Willoch Erichsen.