Nord-Sel Church is located in Sel — the northernmost part of the municipality. The church is a log-built long church from 1932 with seating for about 100 people.
The first church on the site was built in the 13th century and was a stave church. This was replaced by a new church in 1628. When the new church at Selsverket was taken into use in 1742, the church here in the village was torn down. It was almost 200 years before this northern part of Sel got a new church.
The altarpiece dates from 1681. It was originally in the second church on the site, but when Sel Church at Selsverket was completed, it was moved there. It served its purpose there until that church received a new altarpiece in 1783. The altarpiece was then put into storage but returned here when Nord-Sel Church was taken into use in 1932. We do not know for certain who made the altarpiece, but it may have been Johannes Skråstad from Vang in Hedmark. The altarpiece has many similarities with the one in Ringebu Stave Church, which we know Skråstad made. The Communion scene at the bottom of the altarpiece is believed to have been painted by Henning Munch.
The altarpiece is divided into three tiers, each with its own painting in the center of the panel. The motifs are taken from the message of the Easter celebration.
The pulpit in Nord-Sel Church
Next to the church, you will find a cemetery where 31 British soldiers from World War II are buried. Liberation Day is commemorated here every year on May 8th with the laying of flowers.
