Bethel Pentecostal Church (Stratford)
Charitable organization · Stratford, Ontario · BN 801881111RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,083,181) as filed with the CRA.
Bethel Pentecostal Church (Stratford) is a charitable organization based in Stratford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.1M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 98% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $56K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 69% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $129K in 2024, the largest being $117K to Paoc Western Ontario. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $723K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Sunday school and sunday worship services; support missionary work through; head office in mississauga; youth group; women's ministries; senior's ministries; men's ministries.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.1M | $892K | — | $129K | $3M |
| 2023 | $1.1M | $928K | $773K | — | $103K | $2.8M |
| 2022 | $804K | $710K | $589K | — | $76K | $2.7M |
| 2021 | $700K | $585K | $516K | — | $77K | $2.6M |
| 2020 | $723K | $694K | $565K | — | $84K | $2.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $129K to 8 qualified donees:
- Paoc Western Ontario$117K
- Eleviva$4,643
- Stratford House of Blessing$2,400
- Whole Note Ministries of Canada$1,440
- Simple Dreams Ministries Ontario Inc.$1,300
- Possibilities House for Children Inc.$1,200
- Global Leadership Network Canada$600
- MULTIPLY Network$500
Received $56K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,99910 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$392K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Laura Devries (director); Joshua Lovell (chair); Chad McLaren (lead pastor); Conroy Schelhaas (trustee); Charles Swartwood (community pastor); Brian Wilson (treasurer); Kathy Dalby (director); Annette Hoyles (director); Trevor Carneige (director); Harlan Martin (director); Stu Dall (director); Alex Russell (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bethel Pentecostal Church (Stratford)’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 801881111RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.