It is located in the village of Skarsvåg on the northern end of the island of Magerøya.

It is an annex chapel[1] for the Nordkapp parish which is part of the Hammerfest prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

Many years later, a new Skarsvåg Chapel was built in the village of Skarsvåg, at the innermost part of the fjord, about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) southwest of the medieval church site.

The new chapel was consecrated on 6 August 1961 by the Bishop Alf Wiig.

The building was called Skarsvåg Chapel until 1999 when it was renamed as a "church".