It is one of the churches for the Etne parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

The church has been renovated and expanded several times over the centuries, and it currently seats about 245 people.

It is believed that the church may have originally been a private church for the family of Erling Skakke, a Norwegian Jarl, who lived in Stødle during the 12th century.

This construction project was built by Askild Tepstad and Erik Eide.

In 1879, a new church porch with a tower above it was built on the west end of the building.