▁parish ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁regularly ▁used ▁until ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁when ▁the ▁new ▁St ord al ▁Church ▁was ▁completed , ▁about ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁west . ▁The ▁church ▁seats ▁about ▁ 1 7 0 ▁people . ▁The ▁church ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ ▁or ▁" R ose ▁Church " ▁because ▁the ▁interior ▁walls ▁and ▁ce il ings ▁are ▁painted ▁with ▁ro sem aling , ▁a ▁decor ative ▁style ▁of ▁painting ▁that ▁is ▁common ▁in ▁Norway . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁decor ated ▁churches ▁in ▁Norway . ▁Wood ▁materials ▁from ▁the ▁st ave ▁church ▁was ▁probably ▁re used , ▁such ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁vest ib ule ▁and ▁the ▁four ▁large ▁columns . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁cru c if ix ▁( 1 3 th ▁century ) ▁and ▁a ▁bapt ism al ▁font ▁from ▁the ▁older ▁church . ▁The ▁st ave ▁church ▁was ▁likely ▁rose ▁painted ▁inside ▁too . ▁ ▁Inter ior ▁While ▁the ▁exterior ▁is ▁plain ▁white , ▁the ▁interior ▁( w alls , ▁columns , ▁ce iling ) ▁is ▁rich ly ▁decor ated . ▁The ▁style ▁is ▁ 1 8 th ▁century ▁r ena issance . ▁Al ong ▁walls ▁there ▁are ▁images ▁of ▁Bib lic al ▁characters ▁and ▁events . ▁The ▁five ▁" bad ▁ma id ens " ▁and ▁five ▁" god ▁ma id ens " ▁are ▁dep icted ▁on ▁the ▁north ▁wall , ▁or ▁the ▁left ▁hand ▁side ▁that ▁was ▁tradition ally ▁women ' s ▁side . ▁The ▁message ▁reads : ▁" Do ▁not ▁be