The group looking to buy the historic church had reached its goal in four weeks, well ahead of schedule.
A Galloway community raises more than £50,000 to buy the church linked to James Clerk Maxwell.
Tributes to Dolly Parton take over the Cumbrian village which shares her name.
A Galloway village community hopes to turn the building into a centre celebrating James Clerk Maxwell.
James Clerk Maxwell's work paved the way for devices such as mobile phones, radio and television.
Potentially fatal hemlock water dropwort appears on the beach at Arnside in Cumbria this week.
Millom Coastguard warns people not to touch the plant and to report any sightings.
Warnings in Cumbria, Devon and Cornwall are issued for winds gusting up to 60mph (97km/h) and rain.
The animal was trapped and drowned in a net believed to have been set to catch crayfish.
