It is the main church for the Brønnøy parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

The brown, cruciform, stone church was built in a Neo-Gothic style in 1870 by the architect Haakon Mosling.

The original church had a rectangular nave with a narrower, almost square choir with a lower roof line.

In 1870, the present stone church building was built in a cross-shape, creating a cruciform layout.

Torkildsen Orgelbyggeri during 2006-2008 at which time the entire church underwent an extensive renovation.