Arrowsmith Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Port Alberni, British Columbia · BN 132502691RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($330,627) as filed with the CRA.
Arrowsmith Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Port Alberni, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $314K in revenue and $331K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 86% from donations, 10% from other charities. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $32K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 30% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $55K in 2024, the largest being $15K to House of Omeed. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Church services youth program children's program senior's program evangelism missions prayer meetings bible studies
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $314K | $331K | $194K | — | $55K | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $283K | $251K | $120K | — | $39K | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $224K | $203K | $94K | — | $31K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $228K | $169K | — | — | $38K | $1M |
| 2020 | $257K | $226K | — | — | $43K | $971K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $55K to 9 qualified donees:
- House of Omeed$15K
- Baptist General Conference of Canada$14K
- British Columbia Baptist Conference$7,688
- The Great Commission Foundation$7,190
- Canadian Baptist Seminary$5,491
- Mercy Touch Mission International Inc.$2,500
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,000
- Bread of Life Centre Society$1,000
- Alberni Valley Neighbourlink Society$500
Received $32K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$141K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Matthew Koleba (senior pastor); Shaun Rust (elder); Hermann Nell (elder); Andrew McIver (elder); Lorraine Hopkins (treasurer); Frederick Mann (trustee); Alice McDonald (trustee); Matthew Picard (deacon/trustee chair); Janelle Picard (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Arrowsmith Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132502691RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.