It is located in the Fjøsanger neighborhood in Årstad borough in the city of Bergen.

It is the church for the Storetveit parish which is part of the Bergensdalen prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

An architectural competition was held to find the person to design the new church.

Ole Landmark won the competition for his designs of a church built in natural stone with Gothic details.

The church has a large rectangular nave with an octagonal choir.