The present Parish Church of Ceres is situated on high ground in the centre of the village and forms a fitting nucleus for the life of the village. It is also a familiar landmark, visible from afar. The Church was built in 1806 on the site of a much older one. It is a plain, but well proportioned stone building with a gallery. The seating has never been altered and down each side of the centre aisle, the box-pews with their tables still remain. The dividing partitions can be removed and this was done In the days gone-by when Communion was celebrated at the two long tables. In the vestibule, below the Memorial Brass Tablet, lies the stone figure of a Crusader. This figure was probably the main part of a monument In the earlier Church and at the time of the demolition, was left lying In the churchyard, becoming gradually overgrown and covered up. The Spire was added to the Church about 1870. According to a plan of Ceres, dated 1785, the former Church was a cruciform building with its nave running East and West and with North and South transepts. The Struthers family of Lindsay-Crawford had a tomb within the early Church but some time around 1616 no more burials could take place for lack of space, therefore, when Robert 9th Lord Lindsay died, his widow is thought to have been responsible for the erection of the mausoleum in the cemetery, a short distance from the Church. Lady Lindsay later married the 6th Lord Boyd of Kilmarnock, but after his death she returned to Fife. She lived mostly with her daughter, Lady Scott of Ardross, where she died in 1646. While no record can be found, it is probably true that she was buried beside her first husband in the mausoleum she had built and often the building has been referred to as "Lady Boyd's House". Various members of the Lindsay family have been buried in the mausoleum, the last being John, 20th Earl of Crawford (1702--1749) - First Commander of the Black Watch and his young wife, Lady Jean Murray, who died only 9 months after her marriage.

In the churchyard there are a number of interesting old tombs tones.

An interesting Church crucifix belonging to the 12th century and thought to have been used by the Ceres Priest in the Processional in Roman Catholic times, was found in Ceres churchyard In 1882, at a depth of 3 feet. A bronze figure of Christ, six and a half inches in height, with the arms outstretched and on the head a crown, with only the feet showing below a long, richly ornamental robe. Both hands and feet are pierced. The drapery is filled in with blue and green champlene enamel. The eyes of precious stones have been lost. Experts consider the crucifix to have been made about 1150, and It is now to be seen at the Scottish National Museum of Antiquities in Edinburgh.

Ceres, at one time came under the Culdee Bishop of St. Andrews and the Church would be worked by some of the minor clergy belonging to the St. Andrews settlement. In 1273 Ceres, along with other Culdee possessions, was handed over to the Roman Catholic Church. From 1306-1566 it was a Rectory held in conjunction with the Provostry of St. Mary's, a religious house In St. Andrews. In the 15th century, the family from Craighall worshipped in a Chapel dedicated to St. Ninlan. Some 200 years ago, there were 3 Churches in Ceres in addition to the Parish Church. The Seceders built a Meeting House in 1744 and in 1799 the Relief Church was built just across the road. It is now the Public Memorial Hall. There was also the Free Church in the St. Andrews Road. In 1885 the Seceders Church and the Relief Church united and some years later the Free Church joined them. They became the United Free Church of Scotland until 1929, when the Union of the Churches took place and the United Free Churches and the Parish Churches all became Parish Churches. The original Parish Church was retained, the United Free Church sold, as was the Parish Church Manse and the Free Church Manse became the Minister's residence.

The first Protestant Minister of Ceres was Patrick Constan or Constance (1560) who afterwards became Bishop Adamson. He started and maintained an efficient Grammar School in the village.

Thomas Buchanan, a relative of the well--known George Buchanan, was a Minister of Ceres who became a Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.

William Row is perhaps unique for being 3 times Minister of Ceres. He was twice deposed for refusing to submit to Episcopacy in the reign of Charles II but was finally restored in 1689.

Another Parish Minister was Robert Arnot, during whose ministry the first known Airman arrived in Fife. During the afternoon of 5th October 1785 the Minister was in his "glebe" when an excited boy drew his attention to "what he thought to be a hawk soaring at a very great height". The Minister was convinced it was no bird and as it began to descend he saw it was a "balloon". The villagers at first thought their last day had come but when Vincent Lunardi landed safely in a field between Ceres and Baldinnie, he was greeted with great acclamation. His flag was carried in procession
before him and the Church bell rang in his honour.

Joseph Crichton, the Minister from 1793-1849, more than once came to loggerheads with his kirk session and with his Heritors. At this time, there existed in the Parish a small hamlet on the Pitscottie Road named Sodom and another called Gomorrah on the waterless road, while on the waterless road there was a cottage called Purgatory.  Joseph Crichton died in 1849 aged 95, the "Father of the "Church of Scotland".