It is the church for the Loen parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

The white, wooden church was built in an octagonal design in 1838 using plans drawn up by an unknown architect.

[1][2] There are two stone pillars in the churchyard that memorialize the local residents who died in 1905 and 1936 when the rock slides from the mountain Ramnefjellet caused tsunamis which flooded many farms surrounding the lake Lovatnet.

The new building was constructed by the lead builder Elling Olsen Waldboe.

The church was consecrated on 9 September 1838 by Provost Wilhelm Frimann Koren on behalf of Bishop Jacob Neumann.