It is the main church for the Storfjord parish which is part of the Nord-Troms prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland.

The white, wooden church was built in an empire style in a long church design in 1952 using plans drawn up by the architect Bjarne Bystad Ellefsen.

It was a schoolhouse from 1911 that was renovated and expanded in 1917 to make it into a church.

That building was located about 100 metres (330 ft) northwest of the present church site.

That building was jointly used as a school and a church for many years.