And the news has been met with relief by worried townsfolk who had set up a petition against the move.
At a meeting of the Kirk Session on Monday night church elders along with four representatives from the local community unanimously rejected an approach by telecommunications company Hutchison 3G to site transmission equipment within the spire of the listed Burntisland Parish Church.
It is the latest in a number of places in the town which have been identified as potential sites for the aerials, including the Burgh Chambers, Erskine Church, Grange Hill Farm and the Golf Club which have all said no to the proposals.
Following the meeting, minister of Burntisland Parish Church, the Rev. Alan Sharp said he was pleased with the decision.
"We had a very constructive meeting, and we were helped by having with us some of our members who have strong views on the matter.
"Letters and representations from objectors showed us that many of our people in the church and in the community have real anxieties about the safety of these transmitters.
"If it had gone ahead then it would have caused real division in the church and the community and that's not worth doing, no matter how much money is on offer."
The minister explained that an initial approach had been made to the church around the end of summer last year.
"At that point we decided that we had to consider the proposal because, even more than most churches, we have an old, historical building and we were aware of the ever-increasing repair bill for it.
"Obviously the lease from the company for the use of the tower looked very attractive to us, but we realised that it would all depend on the reaction of the local community.
"At the pre-consultation stage it became apparent that a number of people were very fearful of this, and that we were going to cause a lot of anxiety and divisions if we went ahead.
"Now that a decision has been taken it is quite a relief and I am sure we will be able to come up with some other ways of raising the money for the upkeep of the church."
Mrs Doreen Maydew who lives next to the church said she and her neighbours had been alarmed about the proposals.
"There are a lot of children living in the area and most of the concerns were about their health, so it is a big relief to know it has been turned down," she said.
Alex McDonald, chairman of Burntisland Community Council said they would be keeping a close eye on the situation.
"We received a letter from the consultants acting for the telecommunications company, and our position was that we wanted to be sure that we could make a decision based on the fullest information.
"We wanted to have a public meeting to let the company present its position as well as letting the objectors have their say.
"If the applicants come back to us about another site that will remain our position and we will want to have a public meeting to give everyone the correct information before coming to a decision."