Bethel Bible Chapel
Charitable organization · Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario · BN 129984639RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($657,490) as filed with the CRA.
Bethel Bible Chapel is a charitable organization based in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.1M in revenue and $657K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $900.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 62% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 4 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 22 qualified donees totalling $87K in 2024, the largest being $33K to MSC Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $3M in 2020 to $1.1M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
Lord's day (sunday) lord's supper family bible hour sunday school evening service week days: awana club for children ladies coffee hour and bible study small groups divorce care and dc4k. Youth group and college and careers group connect 4. Pastoral care and visitation support of missionaries and other charitable organizations in canada and abroad. Men's breakfast once a month celebrate recovery
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.1M | $657K | $519K | — | $87K | $5.2M |
| 2023 | $827K | $635K | $505K | — | $83K | $4.7M |
| 2022 | $641K | $951K | $498K | — | $116K | $4.5M |
| 2021 | $568K | $564K | $446K | — | $92K | $4.8M |
| 2020 | $3M | $597K | $460K | — | $91K | $4.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $87K to 22 qualified donees:
- MSC Canada$33K
- Camp Aush-Bik-Koong$22K
- Biblical Concepts in Counseling Canada$6,275
- Sim Canada$2,676
- Algoma Pregnancy CARE Centre$2,484
- Teen Challenge Canada Inc.$2,400
- ShareWord Global Canada$1,800
- Northern Canada Evangelical Mission Inc.$1,275
- Vision Ministries Canada$1,275
- Thru the Bible Canada$1,275
- Seeds of Hope Childrens Ministry$1,275
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$1,275
- Oms International - Canada$1,275
- Living Hope Native Ministries$1,275
- Inter Varsity Christian Fellowship of Canada$1,275
- Canadian Lifelight Ministries Inc.$1,275
- BCM International (canada) Inc.$1,275
- Watoto Canada$1,187
- One Hope Ministries of Canada$850
- New Life Prison Ministry$850
- Light-Haven Home Inc.$850
- The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada/alliance Évangélique du Canada$300
Received $900 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions4
- Total compensation, all staff$268K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gerald Fowler (elder/director); David Nicholson (elder/director); Andrew Sarlo (elder/director); Nathan Lambert (elder/director); Graham Lidstone (treasurer); Jeffery Jonusaitis (elder/director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bethel Bible Chapel’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129984639RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.