It is located in the village of Holm on the eastern shore of the island of Dyrøya.

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

During an inspection in August 1770, the old church was described as a timber-framed building with a cruciform floor plan with a sod roof.

In 1777, a new church was built at Holm about 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) further north along the coast of the island.

In 1778, the old church was auctioned off to Nils Peterson and Jørgen Hansen who took it down and reused its materials.