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

The gray, stone church was built in a long church design in 1933 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Landmark.

[1][2] Historically, the Vaksdal area was part of the Bruvik Church parish.

In 1933, the Vaksdal area was separated to become its own parish, so a new church was built.

Ole Landmark was hired to design the building.