Bethel Pentecostal Church of Sarnia
Charitable organization · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 106789456RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,565,548) as filed with the CRA.
Bethel Pentecostal Church of Sarnia is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.6M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $150.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 17 qualified donees totalling $220K in 2024, the largest being $123K to Western Ontario District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Religious organization/congreation in sarnia ontario. Local church meeting to worship and serve god. Including adult youth and children's programs. Ministry to community including assisting the poor needy and elderly emotionally financially and spirtually. Support missions through paoc denomination and independent church projects.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.6M | $1.6M | $1.3M | — | $220K | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.3M | — | $225K | $1.1M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.1M | $14K | $163K | $1.1M |
| 2021 | $1.3M | $1.2M | $955K | $5,553 | $140K | $1.1M |
| 2020 | $1.2M | $1000K | $809K | $3,140 | $132K | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $220K to 17 qualified donees:
- Western Ontario District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada$123K
- The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada/les Assemblees de la Pentecote du Canada$40K
- Loads of Love Humanitarian Aid & Mission Society$16K
- Lakeshore Community Church$10K
- Global Harvest Ministries International$7,095
- Youth With A Mission Foundation$5,600
- Lambton Crisis Pregnancy Centre$3,425
- Teen Challenge Canada Inc.$3,000
- Nightlight Canada$2,000
- NeighbourLink Sarnia-Lambton$2,000
- Southwestern Ontario Youth for Christ$1,920
- River City Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Sarnia$1,884
- Lambton Right-To-Life$1,465
- Erdo$1,050
- Master's College and Seminary$1,000
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$250
- The Women's Interval Home of Sarnia and Lambton Inc.$100
Received $150 from 2 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
- $40,000–79,9996 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$582K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Darwin Armstrong (board member); Caleb Courtney (vice president); Kristeen Degroot (treasurer); Gary Fournie (board member); Charity Ngo (secretary); Paul Pifford (board member); Juan Rodriguex (board member); Colin Winklmeier (president).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bethel Pentecostal Church of Sarnia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 106789456RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.