It is the church for the Årstad parish which is part of the Bergensdalen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

The large, stone church was built in a cruciform design and a Neo-Gothic style in 1890 using plans drawn up by the architect Christian Christie.

[1][2] The earliest existing historical records of Årstad church date back to the year 1564, but it was built before that time, possibly in the 13th century.

It was designed by Christian Christie and built on what was the old Haukeland farm, south of Store Lungegårdsvannet.

The mason Nielsen was responsible for the masonry work, while the builders Askeland and Nævdal were responsible for the carpentry work and Peter Andreas Blix was the supervisor of the whole project.