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

All farm owners in the parish volunteered together to construct the walls surrounding the cemetery.

The building was built by the carpenter G. Olsen from Trondheim who used architectural plans drawn up by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan.

The church was a sort of manufactured building that was actually constructed in Trondheim, then disassembled, shipped to Vågstranda, and then rebuilt on site.

During this renovation, a sacristy was built, the exterior walls were insulated and clad with new siding, and new lighting was installed.