It is the church for the Todalen parish which is part of the Indre Nordmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

[1][2][3] Historically, the people of the Todalen valley were part of the Stangvik Church parish.

A royal resolution on 4 January 1860 granted permission for the parish to build an annex chapel in Todalsøra.

The parish used standardized architectural drawings from Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and the lead builder was Ola Isakson Hyllnesbukten who brought several other men with him to build the chapel.

The chapel was a simple rectangular nave with a small tower on the roof ridge.