The project aims to correct previous research on Bolstad church in Dalsland. It will provide a reasonable and reliable explanation of the history of the three church bells. This applies in particular to the origin of the middle bell, which has not been explained for a hundred years. Everything must be placed in the cultural context of the 18th century, where the dominance of orthodoxy was slowly diminished by the church representatives of the emerging Enlightenment. Bolstad Church is the only preserved medieval stone church in the Diocese of Karlstad. It was built around 1150 and was expanded in the 17th century and again in 1759-1761. Population growth and compulsory church attendance forced the measures. The latter construction period was preceded by a ten-year period of decay. The then vicar was characterized by the utilitarian inventiveness of the 18th century, had academic qualifications but neglected the care of the parish. His successor also had considerable academic credentials. He was a member of the Karlstad cathedral chapter, served in the cathedral but was also a practically gifted priest. The relationship between the diocesan cathedral, which is Karlstad's cathedral, and Bolstad's church turns out to be special. The project will analyze this and report the consequences.