. ▁In ▁ 1 6 6 3 , ▁the ▁old ▁cho ir ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁torn ▁down ▁and ▁replaced . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 0 9 , ▁the ▁church ▁was ▁destroyed ▁by ▁fire ▁after ▁a ▁light ning ▁strike . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 2 , ▁a ▁new ▁cru c iform ▁church ▁was ▁completed ▁replacing ▁the ▁previous ▁one . ▁ ▁About ▁ 6 0 ▁years ▁later , ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 2 , ▁that ▁building ▁was ▁also ▁struck ▁by ▁light ning ▁and ▁then ▁burning ▁to ▁the ▁ground . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 4 , ▁sad ly , ▁the ▁same ▁thing ▁happened ▁again ▁with ▁the ▁newly ▁re built ▁church ▁also ▁being ▁burn ed ▁down ▁by ▁light ning . ▁Another ▁replacement ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁after ▁that , ▁and ▁it ▁too ▁was ▁burn ed ▁down ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 4 . ▁ ▁The ▁present ▁church ▁was ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁standing . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁churches ▁in ▁M ø re ▁og ▁R oms dal ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁http :// www . au k ra ky r k je . no / ▁▁ ▁Category : A uk ra ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁in ▁M ø re ▁og ▁R oms dal ▁Category : Oct ag onal ▁churches ▁in ▁Norway ▁Category : W ood en ▁churches ▁in ▁Norway ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Church ▁of ▁Norway ▁church ▁buildings ▁Category : Ch urch es ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8