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Historical records and local traditions show that there was a medieval church in the
Saksumdalen valley. The medieval church was closed around the year 1590. It was probably located about 700 metres (2,300 ft) to the northwest of the present church site. Not much is known of the medieval
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Saksumdalen valley. A stone mason named Pedersen and the carpenter Kristian Svendsrud started work on the building after other local people donated local timber and volunteered their time and efforts to build the chapel. The chapel was completed in 1875 and it was
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Kristian Svendsrud and given to the church as a gift by landowner Anders Hovland. The first organ was installed in 1895 and has now been replaced with a new one. In the 1980s the altar was adorned with textiles by textile artist
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