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

[1][2] The people of the Søvik area were part of the Borgund Church parish for a long time.

In 1866, it was transferred into the newly created Vatne Church parish.

The building was designed by Hagbart Brinchmann and it was constructed by the lead builder Knut Stokkeland.

In 1957, the chapel was expanded and upgraded to the status of a parish church.