The red brick church was built in a cruciform design in 1903 using plans drawn up by the architect Karl Michalsen.

The townspeople were relegated to a few rows at the back of the second floor seating gallery and there eventually arose great dissatisfaction with this among the people of Sandefjord.

It was a small, white timber-framed church that was designed by Jacob Wilhelm Nordan.

The church unfortunately was destroyed in the great town fire on the night of 16 March 1900.

Despite having a cruciform design, the trancepts are very short and the interior is set up like a long church.