It was designed by Robert Baldie in the Neo-Gothic style, and built in 1873.

It was built with a three-gabled façade, which includes three entrance archways, three pointed windows above and a curved window in the gable.

[2] The original congregation was part of the Free Church of Scotland, until the merger of 1900, when it became a part of the United Free Church of Scotland.

In 1975, the congregation of Fairfield Parish Church united with St Mary's, forming St Mary's Fairfield Church.

During autumn of 2020, former minister Elenor McMahon who lead the congregation during the renovation, left and was replaced by minister David Gray who has been there since.