The painter Bartholomeus van der Helst (1613-1670) and the scientist Jan Swammerdam (1637-1680) are interred in the church.

The painter Vincent van Gogh visited the church regularly in the 1870s to attend sermons delivered by his uncle Johannes Paulus Stricker.

In 1616, a new entrance was added on the north side of the church, with a gate designed by city architect Hendrick de Keyser.

The revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685 led to another wave of Protestant refugees from France, greatly swelling the Walloon community in Amsterdam.

On 12 October 1755, a French baker's assistant entered the church during services and fired several rifle shots at the vicar.

The baker's servant had fallen in love with the daughter of a rich merchant, far above his station, and the girl's father had requested that the vicar put an end to the love affair, which had infuriated the baker's servant.

The baker's assistant tried to flee the scene, but was arrested and locked away in the Rasphuis prison for a number of years.

The Walloon Church in 1631 purchased three buildings on Laurierstraat in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam and opened an orphanage there.

The building now houses French cultural center Institut français des Pays-Bas.