Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 118807015RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($870,119) as filed with the CRA.
Bethlehem Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $513K in revenue and $870K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 6% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,010.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 80% 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 $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 12 qualified donees totalling $666K in 2024, the largest being $526K to Lutheran Church-Canada. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $286K in 2020 to $513K in 2024.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly. We offer pastoral care. We support local and national charitable organizations and missions with financial gifts. We host community gatherings and retreats.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $513K | $870K | $193K | — | $666K | $13.1M |
| 2023 | $596K | $358K | $177K | — | $144K | $13.5M |
| 2022 | $253K | $1.3M | $166K | — | $1.1M | $13.3M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $807K | $195K | — | $600K | $14.4M |
| 2020 | $286K | $467K | $202K | — | $222K | $14M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $666K to 12 qualified donees:
- Lutheran Church-Canada$526K
- Concordia Lutheran Seminary$27K
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief$25K
- L.a.m.p.- Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots Inc./l.a.m.p.- l'Association Lutherienne des Missionnaires et Aviateurs Inc.$20K
- B.C. Mission Boat Society$15K
- Christian Advocacy Society of Greater Vancouver$14K
- Wagner Hills Farm Society$13K
- Hope Lutheran Church Port Coquitlam$9,000
- Union Gospel Mission$7,500
- Lutheran Laymen's League of Canada$5,000
- Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms$2,500
- Lutherans for Life$2,000
Received $3,010 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
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$128K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Bethlehem Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118807015RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.