It is the church for the Stamnes parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1861 using plans drawn up by the architects Peter Høier Holtermann and Jacob Wilhelm Nordan.

Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet in Eidsvoll later that year.

The new building was designed by Peter Høier Holtermann and the architect for the Ministry of Church Affairs, Jacob Wilhelm Nordan, modified the tower before the plans were approved.

In 1961, an addition was built just east of the choir containing a sacristy, bathroom, and meeting room.