Possibly the most historic building in Falkirk, the church stands on the site of what is probably the first Christian edifice in the town.
The town is believed to take its name from this church, or at least the first church erected on this site in the Middle Ages, "Faw kirk" meaning "speckled church", over time becoming Falkirk. Most of the present building dates from the early nineteenth century.
The church has important connections to the Battle of Falkirk in 1298, with notable casulaties incuding Sir John de Graeme, William Wallace's right hand man, being buried in the graveyard. There are also tombs from the Battle of Falkirk Muir in 1746 when Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites defaeted government troops.
The church was also the burial place for many of the Livingstones of Callendar, and inside there are two pairs of stone effigies of members of the family dating to the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
Today, the churchyard has been the focus of a Heritage Lottery funded project, with tombs and monuments being cleaned up, the churchyard and surrounding retail areas landscaped, feature lighting installed and plans are now afoot to raise awareness of the fascinating history of the site.