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

The white, wooden church was built in a cruciform style in 1773 using plans drawn up by the architect Jørgen Coldevin.

It was a cruciform log building with a small tower on the west end.

An inspection from 1771 noted that the church was over 100 years old and in quite poor condition.

The new building was a timber-framed building with a cruciform ground plan, a small tower on the west end of the roof, and a sacristy on the east end.