Established in 1990 by Tim Montgomerie and David Burrowes, while they were students at Exeter University, the organisation supports Christians in the Conservative Party.

[citation needed] The CCF organises events and meetings for the party and its supporters across the UK.

[citation needed] The CCF's headquarters are at the Conservative Campaign Headquarters in Westminster,[1] but it is funded solely by its supporters.

[2] Its previous executive directors include Gareth Wallace, Tim Montgomerie, Paul Woolley, Elizabeth Berridge and Colin Bloom.

As of August 2016, its current chair is John Glen.