▁Str ath aven ▁found ered ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁the ▁Re ver end ▁John ▁Her on ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁be ▁Minister ▁at ▁Rank in ▁Par ish ▁Church . ▁ ▁Sub sequently , ▁when ▁Chap el ton ▁became ▁vac ant , ▁discuss ions ▁opened ▁concerning ▁a ▁link age ▁between ▁Chap el ton ▁and ▁Rank in . ▁Both ▁Cong reg ations ▁readily ▁agreed ▁and ▁the ▁Service ▁of ▁Link age ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁Chap el ton ▁on ▁Wed nes day ▁ 1 5 ▁June ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁when ▁Mr ▁Her on ▁was ▁induct ed ▁as ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Linked ▁Char ge . ▁That ▁spirit ▁of ▁agreement ▁and ▁working ▁together ▁has ▁been ▁evident ▁ever ▁since . ▁Today ▁both ▁Church es ▁have ▁fine ▁modern ised ▁Church ▁buildings ▁and ▁h alls ▁and ▁active ▁Cong reg ations , ▁with ▁a ▁total ▁membership ▁roll ▁approaching ▁ 8 0 0 . ▁ ▁Form er ▁Fa ith ▁Gr oups ▁▁ ▁Form ally ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Free ▁Church ▁of ▁Scotland ▁and ▁an ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁Evangel ical ▁Church ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Chap el ton ▁was ▁granted ▁an ▁application ▁to ▁turn ▁it ▁into ▁a ▁house ▁and ▁to ▁build ▁an ▁extension . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁South ▁Lan ark shire <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁mul ga ▁apple ▁is ▁an ▁Australian ▁bush ▁t ucker ▁food , ▁often ▁e aten ▁by ▁Ab orig ines ▁of ▁Central ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁mul ga ▁apple ▁is ▁in