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

The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal style in 1806 by an unknown architect and it was disassembled and moved to this site in 1872.

[1][2] A royal decree that was issued in 1872, gave permission to establish a church in Leikong.

The old church was originally built in 1806 in Sjøholt by the builder Elling Olsson Walbøe.

During this renovation, the tower was moved back from the porch to the central part of the roof over the nave.