It is located in the small village of Steigen on the southwestern side of the island of Engeløya.

It is the main church for the Steigen parish which is part of the Salten prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland.

[1][2] The earliest existing records of the church at Steigen date back to 1432, however there are records of the priest of Steigen dating back to 1321.

[3] Underneath the church, there is a large basement tomb that was historically used for the local upper classes and priests and their families.

There is a stairway by the altar in the front of the church that leads down to the tomb.