[3] It is an active Anglican parish church in the diocese of Blackburn, the archdeaconry of Lancaster and the deanery of Kirkham.

Kirkham was one of the oldest foundations in Lancashire and one of only three listed in Domesday Book as existing in Amounderness.

[6] The first christenings recorded in the parish register are those of Thomas Sharrock and Henry Cowbron in March 1539.

[7] Porter also notes that the monumental inscriptions in the church ".. are not either very ancient or very numersous", with the oldest being that of Richard Clegg, M.A., made vicar on 22 June 1666, let into the floor of the vestry.

[8] The fabric of the present church dates from 1822 when the nave, designed by Robert Roper, an architect from Preston, was built.

[1][10] In 1843–44 the steeple, designed by the Lancaster architect Edmund Sharpe, and built in Longridge stone, was added at the west end.

[9] In 2004 it was discovered that the spire had developed structural problems because the iron ties reinforcing the stones had corroded.

[10] The roof of the nave is painted red and is divided into squares by ribs, at whose intersections are gilded bosses of different designs.

[9] To the east of the south door are churchwardens' box pews carved with Gothic details and poppyheads.

[9] Behind the Lady Chapel altar is a folding reredos dated 1900 which was made by Kempe and moved from Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.