It one of the two churches for the Holsen og Haukedalen parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

Haukedalen is also the church located farthest from the sea in all of Sogn og Fjordane county, 42 kilometres (26 mi) from the head of the Førdefjorden.

Haukedalen is in the geographical centre of the old county of Sogn og Fjordane and is thus both distant and central in location.

At that time, it was called a "chapel" and it fell under the control of Holsen Church, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) to the west in the next valley.

However, large quantities of snow have stopped a good many church travelers from crossing the mountain pass between Holsen and Haukedalen.

There is a place called Likhillaren where people used to leave coffins if darkness or bad weather set in while they were on their way to Holsen Church.

The new building was designed by Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff and built by builder Gjert Lien from Nordfjordeid.

Also at that time, the church was also insulated, electric lighting and heating were installed, and the interior was renovated with new paneling and new seats.