The parish of Lockne has medieval origins, though the precise date of its founding church is not recorded in the sources available here. For centuries it functioned as an annex within the combined pastorate of Brunflo, Marieby and Lockne, a grouping that at various times also included the neighbouring Näs and Östersund parishes before administrative boundaries were redrawn in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
Today Lockne belongs to the Southeastern Jämtland pastorate (Sydöstra Jämtlands pastorat), formed in 2022, within the Diocese of Härnösand. These changes reflect broader patterns of parish reorganisation across rural Jämtland rather than anything specific to the church building itself.
Unfortunately, the sources consulted for this guide are almost entirely administrative in nature, covering parish boundaries, membership statistics and ecclesiastical jurisdiction, and they do not describe the church's architecture, furnishings or notable objects. Visitors interested in Lockne kyrka's building history, artwork or interior will need to consult further local or diocesan sources, as no such detail could be responsibly included here.
The church stands on Kyrkvägen in Lockne, within the wider municipality of Östersund, and remains the visible landmark of a parish whose administrative story stretches back many centuries even where its physical fabric is not detailed in the records used for this guide.