The Center for Religion and Public Life's establishment was conceived in 2014 by its Founder, the Rev. Canon Confidence W. Bansah (PhD). His passion for religion, spirituality, social justice, inclusivity, governance, and development served as the catalyst for this. The Center, however, became operational in 2022. Its Co-Founder, the Rev. Denis M. Adufuli, is equally passionate about religion and society. The Center is mainly into research, consultancy, lobbying, advocacy, and pastoral care and counselling.

The Center for Religion and Public Life is a registered Company Limited by Guarantee Incorporated Under the Companies Act,2019(Act 992).

Ghana is constitutionally a secular state as well as religiously diverse and pluralistic in nature. Its religious demography, according to the 2021 population census, shows a 71.2% Christian population, 17.6% adherents of Islam, 6.2% indigenous religious practitioners, 0.9% other religious representations, and 4.1% non-religious