Bethel Christian Reformed Church
Charitable organization · Lacombe, Alberta · BN 106788813RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($645,402) as filed with the CRA.
Bethel Christian Reformed Church is a charitable organization based in Lacombe, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $710K in revenue and $645K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from donations. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $38K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 17% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 33 qualified donees totalling $132K in 2024, the largest being $32K to The Christian Reformed Church in North America. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Sunday worship Bible studies GEMS Cadets Tuesday Night Youth Friendship Circle of Friends (free community supper on Thursdays) Stepping Stones Fuenta de Vida
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $710K | $645K | $114K | — | $134K | $2.4M |
| 2023 | $643K | $570K | $67K | — | $143K | $2.6M |
| 2022 | $545K | $522K | — | — | $142K | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $584K | $453K | — | — | $114K | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $736K | $704K | $601K | — | $103K | $1.7M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $132K to 33 qualified donees — largest 25 shown:
- The Christian Reformed Church in North America$32K
- World Renew$14K
- The Association Classis Alberta North of the Christian Reformed Church in North America$13K
- Central Alberta Pregnancy CARE Centre Society$6,014
- Redeemer University$5,000
- English Language Institute in China Society$4,754
- Lacombe Christian School Society$4,495
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank Association Inc/association de la Banque Canadienne de Grains Inc.$4,375
- Association of Central Alberta Youth for Christ$4,315
- Shalom Counselling Centre of Alberta$3,578
- The Alberta Conference of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church$3,547
- The Rehoboth Christian Ministries Foundation$3,158
- The Mustard Seed Foundation$3,146
- Central Alberta Christian High School Society$3,110
- The Christian Reformed Church in North America$2,996
- Community Foundation of Central Alberta$2,862
- ReFrame Ministries$2,824
- North America Indian Mission of Canada$2,610
- Dynamic Youth Ministries$2,125
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$1,588
- Diaconal Ministries Canada$1,479
- Hope and Healing International$1,446
- Dynamic Youth Ministries$1,443
- Dynamic Youth Ministries$1,282
- The Bible League of Canada$1,116
Received $38K from 4 charities:
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$213K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Herman Scholing (chair); Art Hazelhoff (vice chair); Siebe Brouwer (general adjunct); Ed Stol (treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bethel Christian Reformed Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106788813RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.