It is one of two churches for the Misvær og Skjerstad parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1912 using plans drawn up by the architect O.M.

[1][2] There was a medieval church located in Misvær on the same site.

It was a small chapel that was used for church services mostly in the winters when the local residents couldn't travel to the larger Skjerstad Church when the Misværfjord was frozen.

In 1912, the new, present church was completed on the same site to serve the growing population in Misvær.