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

[1][2] It is the oldest and the only church of its kind in the Sunnfjord region, and it is one of the most impressive medieval monuments in Western Norway.

The municipality of Kinn bought the church in 1866, and in 1868–69, major repair work was carried out.

Research has shown that it most likely was built in the mid-13th century, and the wooden reliefs have been carved by artists at the royal court in Bergen at the time of Håkon Håkonson.

[3] The altar in the chancel is made of soapstone, and in the stone slab on top there is a small hole covered with a marble lid.

The three saint figures in the triptych on the south wall in the chancel are made in the Netherlands, perhaps a gift to the church in the early 16th century.

At Kinn, these figures have been renamed Ingebjørg, Borni, and Sunniva, all linked to local legends.