It is located in the village of Ranes, just east of the municipal centre of Skei.

It is one of the two churches for the Øye og Ranes parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

At some point during the 1600s, the church was disassembled, moved, and rebuilt about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the east to Ranes.

After the move, the church yard was gradually swallowed up by the shifting river.

The new building was designed by the Molde architect Schmedling and it was built by lead builder Ole Scheistrøen.