It is the church for the Nanset parish which is part of the Larvik prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Tunsberg.

The red brick church was built in a rectangular design in 1974 using plans drawn up by the architect Elisabeth Breen Fidjestøl.

[1][2] In 1970, plans were made to build a new church in the northern part of the town of Larvik.

Elisabet Fidjestøl won an architectural competition to design the new church with her plans which she called "Living stones".

Construction began in 1973 and the new church was consecrated on 31 March 1974.