It is an annex chapel in the Herøy parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1951 using plans drawn up by the architect Peder Stavnes.

In the 1940s and early 1950s a local chapter of the Norwegian YMCA was established in Gåsvær.

This group decided to build a prayer chapel for the islands.

Currently there is one worship service held at this church each July when vacationers are visiting the holiday cottages on the island.