Be in Christ Church of Canada
Charitable organization · Burlington, Ontario · BN 118830389RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,300,274) as filed with the CRA.
Be in Christ Church of Canada is a charitable organization based in Burlington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.3M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 19% from donations, 61% from other charities. In 2024, 28 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $743K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $120,000–159,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 5 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 9 qualified donees totalling $213K in 2024, the largest being $68K to Westside Church. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $3.2M in 2020 to $1.4M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Be In Christ Church of Canada is the denominational headquarters for the affiliated congregations in Canada. We provide oversight and operational assistance for the congregations within our membership. Funding comes from donations from our member churches and individuals for the mission and purpose of supporting the local congregations and pastors leadership development camp programs like-minded compassion ministries global partnerships and the establishment of new congregations.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.3M | $836K | — | $213K | $4M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $1.3M | $908K | — | $154K | $3.9M |
| 2022 | $2.6M | $1.5M | $1.2M | — | $133K | $4.1M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $3.3M | $2.8M | — | $147K | $3.1M |
| 2020 | $3.2M | $1.8M | $1.3M | — | $177K | $0 |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $213K to 9 qualified donees:
Received $743K from 28 charities:
- The Meeting House Church Family$183K
- Wainfleet Be In Christ Church$75K
- Sauble Christian Fellowship Church$64K
- Port Colborne Be in Christ Church$61K
- The Well$56K
- Westheights Brethren in Christ Community Church$40K
- Welland Be in Christ Church$24K
- Canadahelps Canadon$19K
- Canadahelps Canadon$19K
- The Pier Christian Church of Brockville$19K
- Rosebank Brethren in Christ Church$18K
- Riverside Community Church$17K
- Pathway Community Brethren in Christ Church$17K
- Sixth Line Church$17K
- Westside Church$15K
- Brooklin Village Church$13K
- HEISE HILL Church$13K
- Bluewater Church$13K
- Aqueduct Foundation$10K
- Cross Roads Be in Christ Church$10K
- New Life Christian Church Toronto$9,000
- Falls View Church$8,881
- Clearview Community Church Inc.$8,000
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$3,870
- Fordwich BIC Community Church$3,500
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9992 positions
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions5
- Total compensation, all staff$565K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Heather Field (director); Heather Fretz (vice chair/director); John Gilmore (director); Paul Kiss (director); David Lees (director); Fiona Miles (director); Keely Powley (secretary/director); Stephen Roy (chair/director); Doug Braun (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Be in Christ Church of Canada’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118830389RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.