It is one of the two churches for the Rennesøy parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.

According to tradition, the church was owned for a time by Queen Margrete Skulesdatter.

During the restoration in 1883, the windows were greatly expanded and given a neo-Gothic shape, and the steeple which had stood on the roof for hundreds of years was removed.

Windows and portal openings, which had been greatly expanded in the 19th century, were then restored to their original form and size, including the use of the medieval frame stones, which had been preserved.

The baptismal font is also from the Middle Ages, but the rest of the furniture is newer.