It is located on the south side of the village of Nordstrand on the island of Valderøya.

It is the church for the Valderøy parish which is part of the Nordre Sunnmøre prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Møre.

[1][2] A royal resolution was issued on 12 April 1957 that granted permission for building a church on Valderøya.

Øyvind Berg Grimnes was hired to design the new church.

Site work began on 18 September 1858 and on 29 July 1959 the foundation stone was laid.