It is located in the village of Liabygda, on the northern shore of the Norddalsfjorden.

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

[1][2] In 1908, the people of Liabygda were given permission to build a small prayer house in the village to be used on certain occasions since their local parish church, Stranda Church was located on the other side of the fjord, making it much more difficult to reach.

Drawings were prepared by Henry Bucher and Tore Overå was the lead builder.

Around the same time, the chapel was upgraded to the status of a full parish church.