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

Since the new parish had no church, a limited architectural competition between Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe, Giovanni Müller, and Ernst Norgrenn was held to determine who would design the new church.

The large stone church was designed in a Neo-Gothic style.

Originally, the church had a sacristy on the north and the south side of the chancel.

In 1903, the southern sacristy was enlarged to so that it was similar to the one on the north side.