Holmedal is an ancient church site, which in former times was the parish centre for a relatively large area. It was not without reason that in 1838 when municipalities were created in Norway, the two municipalities in this area were named Indre Holmedal and Ytre Holmedal. This church was the main church for the old Holmedal parish, which once covered the length of the Dalsfjorden and further up the river Gaula to the Gaularfjellet mountains. Over time, the old parish was split up into two parishes and then in 1990, this part of Fjaler municipality was transferred to Askvoll municipality. The church is now one of the churches in the Askvoll parish.