CERTIFICATION


Pursuant To Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
(subsections (a) and (b) of section 1350, chapter 63 of title
18,United States Code), each of the undersigned officers of
Churchill Tax-Free Trust, do hereby certify to such officer's
knowledge, that:

The report on Form N-CSR of Churchill Tax-Free Trust for the
period ended June 30, 2009, (the "Form N-CSR") fully complies
with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form N-CSR
fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of Churchill Tax-Free Trust.


Dated:  September 2, 2009	/s/  Diana P. Herrmann
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					President and Trustee
					Churchill Tax-Free Trust

Dated:  September 2, 2009	/s/  Joseph P. DiMaggio
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     					Chief Financial Officer and
      					Treasurer
					Churchill Tax-Free Trust



A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906,
or other document authenticating, acknowledging, or otherwise adopting
the signature that appears in typed form within the electronic version
of this written statement required by Section 906, has been provided to
 Churchill Tax-Free Trust and will be retained by Churchill Tax-Free
Trust and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its
staff upon request.

This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
ss. 1350 and is not being filed as part of the Report or as a separate
disclosure document.