It is the church for the Skage parish which is part of the Namdal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

The white, wooden, Neo-Gothic church was built in a long church style in 1903 using plans drawn up by the architect Ole Scheistrøen.

Around the 15th century, the name was changed to Skage Church, after the more prominent neighboring farm.

During the middle of the 1600s, the small stave church was remodeled with a small addition to the west to increase the capacity of the building.

In 1726, the old church was torn down and a new log building was constructed on the same site.