It is the main church for the Leirfjord parish which is part of the Nord-Helgeland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

The wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1867 using plans drawn up by the architect Niels Stockfleth Darre Eckhoff.

Over time, the movement of the ground due to the frost, contributed to some structural damage.

At that time, the building received frost-proofing by extending the foundation deeper below the frost line.

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