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A capacity crowd packed the large Back Free Church building on Tuesday 10th August for the induction of Rev. Calum Iain Macleod. Rev. Kenny Macleod of Carloway, who conducted the service, focussed on Christ’s preaching good news to the poor, before the formalities, which saw Calum Iain installed formally into the congregation. After the service, there was a massive reception catering for around 500 people in the Coll Community Centre. The Back Free Church congregation, situated 8km north of Stornoway in the Island of Lewis, has been vacant since Dr Iain D. Campbell left to be minister of Point Free Church a year ago. Calum Iain was brought up in Scalpay and was inducted to Barvas Free Church 7 years ago, after training at the Free Church College, Edinburgh. He is married to Murdina, from Skye, and they have three girls, Anne Marie, Rachel Kate and Eilidh.