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

The white, cruciform, wooden church was built in a neo-Gothic style in 1724 using plans drawn up by the architects Andreas Grenstad and Espen Poulson.

The first worship service held in the new church was on 6 January 1724.

In 1832 the church underwent a renovation and expansion of the building.

It included building a higher and steeper roof with a small onion dome tower on top.