Bethel Christian Church
Charitable organization · Cottam, Ontario · BN 131611576RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($122,559) as filed with the CRA.
Bethel Christian Church is a charitable organization based in Cottam, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $119K in revenue and $123K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 47% of peers. Its reserves, measured in years of spending on hand, sat in the top decile of the group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $7,759 in 2024, the largest being $2,000 to Commission to Every Nation Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
To minister to people's spiritual growth awareness & needs. Support missionary organizations and evagelism and provide relief to those in need.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $119K | $123K | $101K | — | $7,759 | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $113K | $105K | $93K | — | $2,046 | $1.5M |
| 2022 | $96K | $100K | $94K | — | $3,685 | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $96K | $86K | $78K | — | $7,137 | $1.5M |
| 2020 | $99K | $91K | $87K | — | $3,887 | $1.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $7,759 to 7 qualified donees:
- Commission to Every Nation Canada$2,000
- Jews for Jesus/juifs pour Jesus$2,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada$1,000
- Building Bridges Erie Shores$1,000
- Compassion Canada$759
- South Shore Christian School$500
- The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada/les Assemblees de la Pentecote du Canada$500
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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$59K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jason Harris (pastor); Kathy Algra (elder); David Haverkamp (deacon); Jason Wuerch (deacon).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bethel Christian Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131611576RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.