The party was established on 28 September 1919 during the Kaunas convention of the Lithuanian Christian Workers Association.

[2] Together the Bloc held a majority in the Seimas, and formed a government with the Peasant Union.

[3] The 1926 elections saw a significant loss of support for the DF, as its vote share fell from 15% in 1923 to 8%, with the party winning just five seats.

As a result, the Christian Democratic Bloc lost its majority and control of the government.

It was later resurrected as a non-partisan organisation under the name Association of Christian Workers on 15 April 1934, and grew to have 6,000 members by 1938.