The church was built in 1976 to designs by architect Heiko Becker-Sassenhof. Its structure combines brick and timber, and a free-standing bell tower stands beside the main building, a common feature of Swedish churches built in this simpler, modern style.
The altarpiece was designed by the church's own architect and woven at Gammelstads väveri, a textile workshop, giving the interior a distinctive handmade focal point rather than a painted or carved altarpiece.
For much of its history Furubergskyrkan was used jointly by the local EFS congregation in Munksund and Piteå parish within the Diocese of Luleå. According to one source, sole use passed to EFS from 2007, though the current arrangement should not be assumed without confirmation, as sources vary in emphasis on this point.