It is located in the Sverresborg area on the western side of the Nidelva river in the city of Trondheim.

It is one of the churches for the Sverresborg parish which is part of the Heimdal og Byåsen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Nidaros.

[1][2][3] Havstein cemetery was consecrated on 14 August 1854 to serve the western part of the city.

In 1926, a baptismal sacristy was built on the south side and the whole church got a new roof.

The stained glass in the church is from 1968 and was made by artist Carsten Lien (1894–1970).