Advent Christian Church
Charitable organization · Bear River, Nova Scotia · BN 118777820RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($56,875) as filed with the CRA.
Advent Christian Church is a charitable organization based in Bear River, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $44K in revenue and $57K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from donations.
Compared with 13,471 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $5,600 in 2024, the largest being $4,000 to Tearfund Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
Weekly church service quarterly board mtg. Fellowship annual gen business meeting monthly deacons mtg
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $44K | $57K | $7,851 | — | $5,600 | $56K |
| 2023 | $40K | $53K | $34K | — | $2,100 | $69K |
| 2022 | $58K | $46K | $36K | — | $2,100 | $83K |
| 2021 | $52K | $39K | — | — | $2,100 | $72K |
| 2020 | $42K | $35K | — | — | $1,700 | $41K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $5,600 to 2 qualified donees:
- Tearfund Canada$4,000
- N.S. Advent Christian Conference$1,600
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$27K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Diane Peck (treasurer); Frank Kinney (deacon); Norma Wagner (clerk).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Advent Christian Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118777820RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.