Bethel Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Westville, Nova Scotia · BN 132202748RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($331,836) as filed with the CRA.
Bethel Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Westville, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $223K in revenue and $332K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $2,175.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $13K in 2024, the largest being $2,700 to Baptist MID-Missions. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly worship meetings. We hold weekly prayer meetings. We provide ministries for men women youth and children. We provide pastoral care. We hold weekly youth programs. We have teen and preteen programs. We conduct a vacation bible school program each summer. We have various fellowships throughout the year. We provide worship services online. We have monthly senors lunches.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $223K | $332K | $314K | — | $13K | $562K |
| 2023 | $253K | $162K | $119K | — | $41K | $585K |
| 2022 | $206K | $185K | $148K | — | $36K | $508K |
| 2021 | $196K | $192K | $186K | — | $4,250 | $499K |
| 2020 | $201K | $162K | — | — | $5,926 | $511K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $13K to 7 qualified donees:
Received $2,175 from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$99K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Robert Ryggs (pastor); James Reeves (deacon); Adam Macinnis (deacon); Darren Stroud (clerk); Stephen Demetre (treasurer/deacon); Jacob Comeau (assistant pastor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bethel Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132202748RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.