It is one of the churches for the Eidanger parish which is part of the Skien prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark.

The brick church was built in a rectangular design in 1957 using plans drawn up by the architects Helge Abrahamsen and Hans Grinde.

[1][2] In 1928, Norsk Hydro opened a factory on Herøya and as part of the design of the area, the company including a place for a new church as part of the residential areas surrounding the factory.

Norsk Hydro donated land for the church and contributed money towards the construction costs.

The church is a modern design, built out of brick and concrete, and covered with white plaster on the outside.