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

Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet in Eidsvoll later that year.

[7][9] The church was partially rebuilt in 1859 and this included new, larger windows, among other things.

The current sacristy extension in the southeast was built in 1948–1949 in connection with architectural restoration according to plans by Frederik Konow Lund.

Where the sacristy now stands, there was previously a burial chapel for the Bull family from Valestrand.

In 1975, both Hosanger and Hamre became part of the newly created Osterøy parish.