It is the church for the Kjøpsvik parish which is part of the Ofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

The white, concrete church was built in a long church style in 1975 using plans drawn up by the architect Nils Toft.

[1][2] On 9 February 1601, a royal decree ordered the construction of the first church in Tysfjord.

In 1791, the old church was taken down and moved to the nearby island of Hulløya.

In 1839, the old church on Hulløya was taken down moved back to Kjøpsvik.