There has almost certainly been a place of worship on the present site of the Church in Tannadice since the 7th century, if not the 5th century. It was probably a Celtic foundation of St Adamnan (the name was later adapted to St Arnold), who was the biographer of his kinsman St. Columba. He is known to have travelled extensively in Angus in the conversion of the Celtic Church to Roman usages.

In 1187 Pope Gregory VIII granted a Confirmation Charter of the Church of Tanedas to the Priors and Canons of St. Andrews, and in 1242, the Kirk of Tanatheys was dedicated by Bishop David de Bemham of St. Andrews, along with others in the area. He laid down standards for the priests and the equipment in his churches, including "let the font be not of wood but of stone and of becoming appearance and let it not be put to other uses". In the porch is a pre-Reformation font, possibly as early as the 13th century, but it is said that at one time the women of the village used it as a dye-pot in which to dye their yarn.

After the Reformation, Tannadice Church remained Episcopalian under the patronage of St. Mary's College, St. Andrews. In 1574 Ninian Clement was Minister of Kinettles, Resteneth, Forfar and Tannadice so as a Reader, Alexander Garden was appointed at a salary of £16. In 1641, the Minister, Alexander Pitcairnie, petitioned Parliament for relief, "his house having been broken into under night, so that he was spulzied of money, goods and plenishing, his life threatened with a durk, and himself, wife and children left naked."

A Presbyterian Minister, William Oliphant, was elected in 1716. During his tenure he was appointed, along with two other ministers from adjacent parishes, to sort out the scandals in Kirriemuir. His efficiency, particularly on Sabbath breaking, made him so unpopular that in 1724 he was slandered and removed. For the rest of the 18th century the Patrons exercised their right to appoint.

The Church building at that time was understood to be very old and basic, though still with a chancel and oriel window indicating it's Roman Catholic origins. The floor had rough stones embedded in it and the seats were described as a source of discomfort to the congregation. The church seated 650, and in 1745 there were 400 communicants.

In 1846 a new church was built, but on the 4th March 1866 it caught fire through overheating, leaving only the walls standing. In the autumn of that year the present church was opened with seating for 500. Refurbishments were carried out in the 1960s and in 1994 when the new cross over the pulpit, designed by Tony Fleming, a member, was erected.

In 2002, when a new vestry and Sunday School extension was built archaeologists recovered about 50 bodies, some dating from the 12th century. These were re-interred in the church graveyard.

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