Born in 1909 into a clergy family, Frank Colquhoun was educated at Warwick School and Durham University.
[3] As part of this role, he also served as editor of the journal Churchman, which published themed issues representing a range of evangelical Anglican scholarship.
[5] At the journal, he worked alongside an editorial board chaired by Max Warren, Canon of Westminster Abbey.
[5] In 1952, he was inducted as Priest-in-Charge of Christ Church, Woburn Square, an office he held alongside acting as editorial secretary of the World Evangelical Alliance.
During his incumbency, he was involved in the Southwark Ordination Course, a non-residential ministry training programme established by John Robinson.
In an obituary, Alan Webster described his preaching as "fine and memorable", showing a "reverence for the scriptures and his shrewd and kindly commonsense."
[2] In 1994, he was awarded the Cross of St Augustine by Archbishop George Carey, in recognition of his contributions to ordination training and liturgical writing.
[2][3] Reflecting on unity between Christians of different traditions, Colquhoun wrote in 1957, "the Bible lays more emphasis upon fellowship than upon mere negative separation.
[2] Colquhoun wrote a variety of Christian books, beginning in 1955 with Harringay Story, an account of Billy Graham's first London crusades.