It is located in the village of Talvik, along the Altafjorden and the European route E06 highway.

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

[3] The Årøya Church was barely in use for about 10 years and already in 1703 the people were expressing a desire to move the church to the village of Talvik on the mainland, and the following year the county governor approved the move.

On the night of 16 January 1882, there arose a violent storm and the whole church was torn loose and lifted from the foundation.

This church was designed by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan and it has 410 seats and it cost 21,200 kr at that time.

The church was the only building left standing in Talvik after World War II.