It is the church for the Nygård parish which is part of the Bergen domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

The white, brick church was built in a fan-shaped design in 1972 using plans drawn up by the architect Arvid Jacobson from the firm of Einar Vaardal-Lunde.

[1][2][3] A new cemetery at Nygård in the Gravdal neighborhood in Bergen was inaugurated in December 1876.

Immediately after World War II, planning for a church at the cemetery site began.

The foundation stone was laid on 29 November 1970 and the church was consecrated on 8 October 1972.