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

The large brick church was built in a long church design in 1966 using plans drawn up by the architects Jakob Myklebust, Bjørn Simonnæs, and Helge Borgen.

[1][2] The Biskopshavn congregation was split from Sandviken Church by Royal Decree on 21 June 1957.

The architects Jakob Myklebust, Bjørn Simonnæs, and Helge Borgen won the competition and the foundation stone was laid on 21 November 1965.

On the southeast side is a complex extension with a flat roof that houses, among other things, the sacristy, church hall, daycare rooms, and offices.