It was one of the churches for the Hasvik parish which is part of the Alta prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

[1] On 15 December 1885, a royal decree gave permission to build a church in the fishing village of Galten, on the shores of the Galtenfjorden to serve all the fisherman and whalers living on this part of the island of Sørøya.

[2] After World War II, it was decided to not rebuild the village of Galten since it was in a very isolated location, only accessible by boat.

Over time, the village of Dønnesfjord depopulated to the point where no one lived there anymore and in 2003, the church was closed and regular services were no longer held there.

The church was renovated in 2005 for a cost of 350,000 kr that was jointly financed by the Riksantikvaren, the county, and the parish.