The leaders at the time were Reginald Cleaves, Margaret, Viscountess Stansgate, John Wilcox and Elsie Chamberlain.

[2] Margaret, Viscountess Stansgate became the Federation's first President.

The Federation was expanded in 2000 by member churches of the Congregational Union of Scotland that chose not to join their merger with the United Reformed Church.

The offices of the Congregational Federation are in Nottingham, England.

The Congregational Federation is a member of:[5] The churches are organised into 10 geographical regions.