The building dates from 1891, when it was constructed as a fire-engine house (spruthus) for the Vivstavarv shipyard, to designs by the architect Andreas Bugge in a Neo-Romanesque style. Its red brick walls, round-arched windows and doors, and a round tower housing the entrance give it the look of a small fortress rather than a conventional church.
In 1959 the managing director Wilhelm Lilliestråle had the former fire-house converted into a chapel, and in 1983 it passed into the care of Timrå parish. The cross-shaped plan and fortress-like massing remain from its industrial origins, making it a distinctive example of a building repurposed for worship.
Among the chapel's furnishings is a votive ship made by August Kjellén, depicting the barque Eulalia, which was built at the Vivstavarv shipyard in 1863 — a fitting link between the chapel and the maritime and industrial community it once served.
The font is also notable: its bowl was made by the artist Harry Ekelund of Kvissleby, while its base was fashioned from a 20-metre pine tree said to date from the 1700s.