Leeds Faith Forum began in 1997. It is a representative body the emphases of which complement those of Leeds' longer established inter faith body, Leeds Concord Interfaith Fellowship (which in general has more of a focus on spiritual dialogue), with which it works in partnership on various projects. Concord is open to individuals to join and the Forum only has group membership. Much of the work is shared and there is a big overlap in the people involved in both groups.

LFF serves as a forum for faith communities to enter into dialogue with each other and with relevant organs of government, including the City Council, Yorkshire Forward and the Regional Chamber for Yorkshire and Humberside. It has a strong focus on issues such as regeneration and faith based social action and it presently has Council members serving on the Board of the Local Strategic Partnership and on both its Economy and Neighbourhood Strategy Groups.  

LFF is steered by a Council which includes Baha'is, Buddhists (from the Leeds Buddhist Council), Christians (Anglican, Catholic, Free Church, and the Black- led Churches), Hindus (from the main temple), Jews (from the Leeds Jewish Representative Council), Muslims (through the Leeds Muslim Forum), and Sikhs (through the Council of Sikh Gurdwaras (Leeds)).