It is the church for the Røst parish which is part of the Bodø domprosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

(The site of the medieval church today is mostly underwater in a swampy area.

The is likely because the old rock wall surrounding the churchyard has sunk into the soft ground and is likely holding in the water and preventing normal drainage.

[3] After the fire in 1715, the a new timber-framed cruciform church was rebuilt on a new site (on higher ground) about 470 metres (1,540 ft) to the northeast, next to the present cemetery.

Around the year 1824, the church was struck by lightning and it was badly burned in the resulting fire.