It is an annex chapel in the Svolvær parish which is part of the Lofoten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

The white, wooden chapel was built in a long church style in 1891.

As the years passed, the church was slightly expanded in 1924 and 1928, including the addition of a tower over an entry porch.

In 1908 a cemetery was built in nearby Kvalvik, so funerals began to be held at Sildpollnes.

[3] The church sits on a small peninsula that is surrounded by water on three sides.