It is one of the churches for the Salangen parish which is part of the Senja prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

The white concrete church with wood accents was built in a long church style in 1981 using plans drawn up by the architect Harald Hille.

The church burned down on 21 September 1978 in an apparent case of arson (since the nearby Lavangen Church caught fire on the same day).

After the fire, there was some local controversy on where to build the church on the south side of the road, next to the cemetery.

The new church contains the main nave, but also a parish hall, kitchen, bathrooms, offices, and other smaller meeting rooms.