| 1087 | Ivo de Talebois (1st Baron of Kendal) gave the Church of Kerchbi in Kendale to the Abbey of St Mary in York. |
| 1189 | Inhabitants of Kendal massacred in church by Duncan, Earl of Fife. Kendal under dominion of Malcolm, King of Scotland. |
| 1190 | Acard de Kirkebi-Kendale, vicar for 38 years. |
| 1201 | Present building constructed - arch over piscina found carved with this date during Victorian restoration (1829). |
| 1228 | Nicholas Son of Robert, vicar for 18 years. |
| 1246 | Roger Pepyn, vicar for 40 years. |
| 1286 | Alan de Esyngwald, vicar for 15 years. |
| 1520 | Thomas Maynes, vicar for 30 years. |
| 1533 | Roger Bellingham built chapel. |
| 1537 | Sundry persons and parish priest, Sir Walter Brown, on Sunday 4th February bid beads in church and prayed for the Bishop of Rome as Pope against the will of 24 appointed for the weal of the Church. The previous month 300 persons threatened to throw the other priest (Sir Robert Applegate) and the 24 into the water for refusing to name the Bishop of Rome as head of church. |
| 1541 | Kendal Parish transferred to Chester Diocese from York. |
| 1550 | James Pilkington B.D., vicar for 1 year. |
| 1551 | Nicholas Ashton, vicar for 11 years. |
| 1562 | Ambrose Etherington B.D., vicar for 29 years. |
| 1591 | Samuel Heron B.D., vicar for 1 year. |
| 1592 | Ralph Tirer, vicar for 35 years. |
| 1580 | Ceiling of Bellingham Chapel erected. North aisle added. |
| 1627 | Francis Gardener B.D., vicar for 13 years. |
| 1640 | Henry Hall B.D., vicar for 5 years. |
| 1645 | Henry Massey M.A., vicar for 1 year. |
| Cl7 | Robin the Devil rode into church on horseback.(see history page). |
| Cl7 | Church beautified with scripture sentences, cherubim and seraphim, hissing serpents and dragons. |
| 1646 | John Strickland, vicar for 13 years. |
| 1659 | William Brownsword, vicar for 15 years. Publishes book denouncing Quakerism as popery |
| 1661 | Tower in ruins - repaired. |
| 1664 | George Wilkinson employed as dog-whipper, swine remover etc. (see old record). ( A farm was adjacent at Nether Bridge so animals tended to stray into church.) |
| 1674 | Michael Stanford M.A., vicar for 9 years. |
| 1683 | Thomas Murgatroyd M.A., vicar for 16 years. |
| 1699 | William Crosby M.A., vicar for 35 years. |
| C18 | Old open pulpit replaced by three decker. |
| C18 | Ring 0' Bells built for wardens to brew their ale and have meetings. |
| 1703 | Organ erected at West End - enlarged 1804 and 1824. |
| 1734 | William Cuthbert M.A., vicar for 11 years. |
| 1745 | Scottish army halted their march north to attend divine service. Vicar frightened away and service taken by Mr Crackenthorpe, Master of Grammar School. |
| 1745 | Thomas Symonds vicar for 44 years. |
| 1756 | George Romney, painter, married in church. |
| 1760 | Churchyard overrun by children. Grammar School boys throwing stones through the windows. Glazier's bill for year £3.7s. |
| 1762 | Lead fell through roof during divine service. A month later a tower pinnacle fell through roof and broke woman's leg. So all 8 pinnacles reduced by half. (Pieces now lying outside vestry entry.) |
| 1775 | Whole of communion plate stolen from original vestry (outside east end of church.) Box containing it returned to church in 1942. (Now situated near entrance.) |
| 1789 | Henry Robinson M.A., vicar for 17 years. |
| 1792 | Music Festival held for three days in August. Handel's Messiah in the morning followed by a ball in the town at night. |
| Cl9 | Mr Hudson, Vicar, erected new temporary pulpit - destroyed next day by Joseph Lambert of Wattsfield since it blocked entrance to his pew. |
| C19 | Archdeacon Cooper built new vicarage and Kirkland Schools. |
| C19 | Organ voluntary played during service to enable congregation to walk about and meet friends - then they settled down again for the rest of the service in high backed, velvet lined pews studded with brass nails. |
| C19 | Strickland Chapel - coat of arms with cockle shells showing that family went on Crusades. Sinners dressed in white robes had to stand under pulpit for one to three Sundays and their misdeeds were read out to the congregation. |
| C19 | Glazier appointed full time to replace glass in north side of church - boys going to Grammar School broke windows continually. |
| C19 | Church living given to Trinity College, Cambridge by Queen Mary after death of Henry VIII and dissolution of monasteries. |
| 1806 | Youths seen sitting on tomb in churchyard. Top found to wobble. Bales of cloth discovered inside awaiting collection. |
| 1806 | Mathew Murfitt M.A., vicar for 9 years. |
| 1815 | John Hudson M.A., vicar for 29 years. |
| 1829 | Leaning pillars in chancel restored. Two clerestory windows removed so lengthening the chancel and shortening nave. |
| 1841 | Chinese flag captured in battle at Tinghai. (Now displayed in cabinet) |
| 1844 | John Watkins Barnes M.A. vicar for years. |
| 1847 | Organ moved to east end and rededicated. Candles for lighting borrowed from dissenting chapels. |
| 1850 - 1852 | Church closed for restoration - roof of nave replaced, floor paved at a much lower level, pulpit, lectern and pews installed. Old pulpit and Strickland pew transferred to Sizergh Castle. |
| 1852 | Hot water heating pipes installed in air ducts under floor grilles. |
| 1856 | Kendal transferred to Carlisle Diocese.
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| 1858 | John Cooper M.A., vicar for 38 years. |
| 1860 | Trinity College offered £200 for Ring of Bells. Asking price £600. Church wardens resisted as they brewed their ale there.
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| 1864 | South roofs restored.
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| 1868 | Outer and inner north roof restored. Bellingham Chapel west wall rebuilt - bottle of beer cemented in by workmen when nearly caught drinking it. |
| 1871 | 3,000 present when church first lighted with gas. |
| 1877 | Willis organ built at east end. |
| 1896 | William Robert Trench L.I.M. vicar for 13 years. |
| 1897 | Abbot Hall Park given to town, so footpath extended to Nether Bridge. |
| 1897 | Canon Trench tries to keep "Dogs, ducks, children, catapaults" out of the newly designed churchyard and to prevent "lying about and smoking". |
| 1898 | Font cover carved by John Kirkbride of Sedbergh and given in thanksgiving for ministry of Archdeacon Cooper which lasted nearly 40 years. |
| 1901 | 2,000 people attended memorial service for Queen Victoria, with 2,500 at musical event at night. |
| C20 | Tapestry depicting cross thrusting its way through the troubles of the world designed by Theo Norman, inspired by a visit to Brimham Rocks, near Harrogate. |
| C20 | Corona is a gift of the Gilpin Trust commemorating Bernard Gilpin, the Prophet of the North, who was born in Kentmere. |
| 1909 | H.P.M.Lafone M.A., vicar for 3 years. |
| 1912 | Ronald Symes M.A., vicar for 13 years. |
| 1924 | Electric light installed. |
| 1931 | J.R.Lee Nicholls M.A., vicar for 7 years. |
| 1934 | Parr Chapel restored after used as vestry. New vestries built and dedicated. |
| 1938 | Bertram Jones M.A., vicar for 14 years. |
| 1952 | George Needham M.A., vicar for 19 years. |
| 1956 | 1,500 members of the Mothers' Union in church. |
| 1971 | John Hodgkinson M.A., vicar for 20 years. |
| 1960 - 1980 | Altar brought forward. Choir and organ moved to west end of church, Bellingham and Chambre Chapels restored. |
| 1991 | George Alexander Howe B.A., vicar for 9 years. |
