It is located in the borough of Storhaug which lies near the centre of the city of Stavanger in the far southwestern part of the municipality.

It is one of the two churches for the Domkirken og St. Petri parish which is part of the Stavanger domprosti (arch-deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.

The red, brick church was built in a long church style in 1866 using designs by the architect Fritz von der Lippe.

The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the 1270s when King Magnus determined that there would be a new church built in Stavanger that was dedicated to St. Peter (in addition to the already existing Stavanger Cathedral).

The local bishop also gifted some land to the hospital church and built a house for the priest and a servant.