▁the ▁church ▁had ▁a ▁pul pit ▁installed ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁church ▁wall ▁according ▁to ▁Norwegian ▁trad itions . ▁The ▁bapt ism al ▁font ▁and ▁gallery ▁at ▁the ▁northern ▁church ▁wall ▁also ▁dates ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century . ▁In ▁ 1 7 3 6 ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁extended ▁almost ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁The ▁old ▁cho ir ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁sac rist y , ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁entrance ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁placed ▁to ▁the ▁west ▁with ▁a ▁por ch ▁in ▁stone . ▁ ▁A ▁mighty ▁r ered os ▁was ▁added ▁over ▁the ▁new ▁alt ar ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁m our ning ▁Mary s ▁and ▁the ▁cru c if ix ion ▁of ▁Christ ▁in ▁the ▁centre . ▁High er ▁windows ▁were ▁added ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁current ▁p ew s . ▁The ▁character ist ical ▁bell ▁tower ▁was ▁ere cted ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 7 5 0 s ▁by ▁Erik ▁O lo f sson ▁i ▁R änn berg . ▁It ▁belongs ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁typical ▁b ellt ow ers ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁J ä mt land ▁with ▁its ▁on ion - sh aped ▁cup ola . ▁ ▁Church ▁life ▁today ▁ ▁Å re ▁Old ▁Church ▁has ▁room ▁for ▁ 1 5 0 ▁se ated ▁people ▁and ▁is ▁open ▁all ▁year , ▁every ▁day ▁for ▁twelve ▁hours ▁from ▁ 8 ▁a . m ., ▁and ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁in ▁average ▁three ▁services ▁were ▁held ▁a ▁week . ▁