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The chapel owes its existence to determined local effort rather than official backing. Villagers had long wanted a chapel of their own, but the parish council initially resisted the idea. It was only through funds raised and donated under the guidance of vicar Teodor Lindqvist that building work went ahead, with no contribution from church, state or municipality. Constructed for around 23,000 kronor, the chapel was consecrated in 1925, having been built largely through voluntary labour by people from the surrounding district.

Designed by architect Knut Nordenskjöld in the restrained neoclassical style typical of the 1920s, the chapel is notable for its low, off-centre tower with an open lantern and an onion-dome-like crown, giving the small building a distinctive silhouette. The chapel was originally owned by an independent Skavböke chapel foundation before Enslövs församling took over responsibility in 1985, allowing the foundation to be dissolved.

Inside, the ceiling and pulpit were decorated in 1929 by Waldemar Lorentzon and Axel Olsson, both associated with the Halmstad Group of artists, depicting the Creation at the centre of the ceiling and the Fall of Man towards the chancel. A stained-glass window was designed by fellow Halmstad Group artist Erik Olson. The architect-designed interior fittings have been well preserved since the building was completed, though the chapel underwent thorough renovation in 1964, and the pulpit and pews were repainted in warmer tones in 1989.

The two older bells hanging at the chapel have an unusual history: cast in Gothenburg in 1891, they originally served a jute factory in Oskarström before being used briefly in the newly built Oskarström church. When that church acquired larger bells, the two older ones were passed on to Skavböke and were in place for the chapel's 1925 consecration. A further bell was cast in Hammenhög in 1994, and a freestanding bell tower was erected and dedicated in 2015.