There is a baroque memorial on the north wall of the Church to Thomas Corker, who was engaged in the Transatlantic Trade of Enslaved African People. At age 14 he was apprenticed to the Royal Africa Company (RAC) and progressed to become their chief agent in Africa. He was dismissed by the RAC for trading on his own account (insider dealing). He returned to Falmouth in 1700, a very sick man and subsequently died of malaria, aged 30.
While this memorial reflects the values and power structures of its time, it does not represent an endorsement of those actions today. It remains in place as a historical artefact, accompanied by guidance to acknowledge the harm caused and to encourage reflection, learning, and remembrance of those who suffered.
This Church abhors and condemns both historical and modern-day slavery.