It is located in the borough of Sandved in the city of Sandnes in the far western part of the municipality.

It is one of the two churches for the Gand parish which is part of the Sandnes prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.

The large concrete church was built in a rectangular design in 1978 using designs by the architects Tonning and Øglænd.

[1][2] Due to its size, it is sometimes referred to as the Jæren Cathedral (Norwegian: Jærkatedralen).

The church cost about 13.2 million kr, and it includes a large sanctuary, a chapel, office wing, Sunday school rooms, and two fellowship halls.