time, the old wooden tower was removed, and a new tower on the west end of the building was erected with a church porch at the base of the tower. A high spire had been planned, but the base of the tower is said to be too weak and not built together with the church walls, so the high spire was not build. The year 1702 is painted on the lime plaster under the eaves, marking the year of construction on that addition. In connection with the removal of the old tower, the entire roof of the nave was also removed. The exterior walls of the nave were built higher before rebuilding the roof, giving the nave flat ceiling as opposed to the original with a higher central part. The short transepts were removed, giving the church a long church floorplan. The baptismal font dates to 1703 and was designed by Lars Jensson Borg (d. 1710). A tower clock with a dial was set up on the north tower wall in 1713. In 1807, there were major repairs to the floor and ceiling. In 1814, this church served as an election church (). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway. This was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet in Eidsvoll later that year. The pulpit was made by Kristian Kloppen in 1829. In the 1850s, the south wall was reported to be fragile and the floor worn, and roof tiles had to be replaced, so a large renovation was planned. In 1861, the church was renovated. This project included replacing the floor and installing a new roof. A wooden ball from 1812 that was at the top of the tower was replaced with a cross. In 1894-1895, the church underwent another renovation led by architect Johan Meyer. In addition to the work being done, the church was carefully examined and it was historically documented. New windows on both the north and south side were installed during this project. Cement mortar was used for a lot of work, although this was not how the stone church was historically built. In 1952, a