It is located in the village of Stokksund on the northeastern shore of the island of Gurskøya.

It is the church for the Indre Herøy parish which is part of the Søre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

In 1916, however, the parish was divided, and the main church site was moved from the small island to the northwest into the large village of Fosnavåg.

At the same time, a new church site was established in Stokksund on Gurskøya to serve the people of that island.

The church was designed by builder Ole Havnæs from the town of Ålesund.