A new cemetery at Nygård in theGravdal neighborhood in Bergen was inaugurated in December 1876. Immediately afterWorld War II, planning for a church at the cemetery site began. The parish hiredEinar Vaardal-Lunde in 1954 to design the new church. However, the economy put an end to these plans for some time. People continued to push for a new church in Nygård, so in 1962, approval was given for the new church. In 1967, the neighboring plot of land next to the cemetery was purchased. The designs for the church made by the Vaardal-Lunde company from the 1950s were used. Thefoundation stone was laid on 29 November 1970 and the church wasconsecrated on 8 October 1972. On 1 January 1973, Nygård became a separate parish.[4][5]
