It is the church for the Kåfjord parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

[1][2] The first chapel building in Kåfjord was built in 1722 in connection with the Sami mission led by Thomas von Westen.

The chapel was about 7 to 8 metres (23 to 26 ft) long and it was used until around the year 1800.

After that time, residents would travel to the Lyngen Church, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) down the fjord.

Kåfjord Church was built on the initiative of the inhabitants of the village of Olderdalen who collected funds and reused materials to build it.