Blessed Hope Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Bridgewater, Nova Scotia · BN 883166431RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($181,114) as filed with the CRA.
Blessed Hope Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $211K in revenue and $181K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from donations, 9% from other charities. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $17K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 36% of peers. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $9,366 in 2024, the largest being $2,266 to First Bible Baptist Church. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $137K in 2020 to $211K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Reg. Wkly worship services (sun a.m. & p.m. Wed. Prayer/bible study) bible constitute; street evangelism; nursing home ministries; deaf ministries; youth ministry; daily vacation bible school; building program. (saving for renovations & new auditoium)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $211K | $181K | $122K | — | $26K | $304K |
| 2023 | $200K | $184K | $120K | — | $12K | $275K |
| 2022 | $211K | $159K | $110K | — | $7,900 | $259K |
| 2021 | $168K | $142K | $90K | — | $7,900 | $208K |
| 2020 | $137K | $128K | $73K | — | $5,640 | $182K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9,366 to 7 qualified donees:
Received $17K from 10 charities:
- Gospel Light Baptist Church Inc.$4,400
- Victory Baptist Church$2,100
- Amazing Grace Baptist Church$1,800
- Victory Baptist Church$1,800
- First Bible Baptist Church$1,600
- Intola Baptist Church$1,220
- Bethel Baptist Church (simcoe)$1,200
- New Testament Baptist Church of Halifax$1,050
- Turning Point Baptist Church$900
- Mountainview Baptist Church of Calgary$600
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$49K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Arthur Mann (director); Douglas O'Neil (director); Perry Comeau (director); Percy Lake (pastor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Blessed Hope Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 883166431RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.