It is located in the village of Suldalsosen, on the shore of the river Suldalslågen, at the southern end of the lake Suldalsvatnet.

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

During the Late Middle Ages, the priests of Vinje Church were canons at the Stavanger Cathedral.

This church served the Suldal valley for over 200 years before it was deemed to be too small for the parish.

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.