It is the church for the Sjernarøy parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.

[1][2] The interior walls of the church are decorated with hand-painted rosemåling.

In the late 1630s or early 1640s, the old stave church was torn down.

The church has a rectangular nave and a smaller chancel with a lower roof line and narrower width.

A small sacristy was built on the north side of the chancel and a small entry porch was located on the west end of the nave.