It is part of a united benefice consisting of eight churches, the Eight Saints Cluster, in the parishes of Stithians with Perran-Ar-Worthal and Gwennap.

[1] The church, dedicated to Saint Piran, is in the Carnmarth, North deanery, the archdeaconry of Cornwall and the Diocese of Truro.

A Norman chapel possibly existed on the site of the church as evidenced by the tympanum over the south door.

[3] The west tower has three stages divided by string courses and an embattled parapet with pinnacles at each corner.

[3] The church displays a letter from King Charles I from 1643 which has a painted coat of arms on the reverse.

Monuments include a Classical marble wall monument to Benjamnin Sampson who died in 1840, coloured glass in east chancel window to John Jose of Mellingey and coloured glass in a south aisle window to geologist William Jory Henwood who died in 1875.

[3] The churchyard wall is constructed of killas rubble, its entrance gate piers, steps and copings are in granite and it has wrought iron railings.

[8] An 1845 headstone of white limestone encloses a panelled chest with an obelisk on a triangular pediment.