It is located in the town of Måløy on the southeastern coast of the island of Vågsøy.

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

[1][2] Historically, the island of Vågsøy was part of the Selje Church parish.

Soon after, there were demands for a new church to be built in Måløy that would serve the southern part of the island.

On 5 September 1907, Sør-Vågsøy Church was consecrated by Bishop Johan Willoch Erichsen.