Bethel United Reformed Church of Woodstock
Charitable organization · Woodstock, Ontario · BN 898973276RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($460,678) as filed with the CRA.
Bethel United Reformed Church of Woodstock is a charitable organization based in Woodstock, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $504K in revenue and $461K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $7,392.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 74% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $120,000–159,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 25 qualified donees totalling $97K in 2024, the largest being $8,869 to The MID-America Reformed Seminary Foundation. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $325K in 2020 to $504K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
The church always strive to meet the needs of men and women as it brings the good news of the salvation message of jesus christ. The church helps its members to live a spirticial life through sunday morning and afternoon services and outreach programs held during the week.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $504K | $461K | $352K | — | $97K | $1.4M |
| 2023 | $443K | $399K | $269K | — | $120K | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $350K | $297K | $198K | — | $96K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $359K | $267K | $165K | — | $55K | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $325K | $243K | $179K | — | $55K | $1.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $97K to 25 qualified donees:
- The MID-America Reformed Seminary Foundation$8,869
- Reformed International Theological Education Canada Society$8,567
- Word & Deed Ministries Canada Inc.$7,504
- Anchor Christian Homes$7,008
- Dayspring Pregnancy & Family Support Centre$6,343
- Redemption Prison Ministry$5,662
- Hope Reformed Church (ontario)$5,000
- United Reformed Missions Association$5,000
- Salem United Reformed Church$5,000
- Cornerstone United Reformed Church$4,262
- Ontario Christian Gleaners$3,770
- Christian Mission Schools of Canada$3,517
- Middle East Reformed Fellowship (canada) Inc$3,395
- Reformed Faith and Life-Canada$3,090
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$2,759
- Fresh Start Support Services$2,595
- Covenant Reformed Church of Toronto$2,391
- Covenant Christian Church Mission Outreach (hope Centre)$2,275
- Choose Life Elgin$1,882
- Oxford Reformed Christian School Society$1,620
- Immanuel United Reformed Church of Jordan$1,500
- Canadian Reformed School Society of London and District Inc.$1,360
- Providence Reformed Collegiate Association Inc.$1,260
- Southwestern Ontario Youth for Christ$1,230
- Wentworth-Brant Reformed Christian Education Association$1,095
Received $7,392 from 1 charity:
- Canadahelps Canadon$7,392
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $120,000–159,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$141K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Henk Droogendyk (trustee); Steve Elgersma (trustee); Clarence Markus (chairman); Peter Schep (trustee); Jon Zekveld (clerk of consistory); Steve Talsma (trustee); Jeff Scharringa (trustee); Jason Barrda (clerk of council); Joel Elgersma (clerk of deacons); Jeremy Van Meppelen Sheppink (trustee); John Westerhoff (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bethel United Reformed Church of Woodstock’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 898973276RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.