Congregation of the Old Colony Mennonite Church a Religious Society in the Postal District of Winkler
Charitable organization · Winkler, Manitoba · BN 132975202RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($580,640) as filed with the CRA.
Congregation of the Old Colony Mennonite Church a Religious Society in the Postal District of Winkler is a charitable organization based in Winkler, Manitoba, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $581K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 83% from donations.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 89% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $89K in 2024, the largest being $38K to Faith Mission (friedensbote) Inc. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $542K in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
Preach and teach god's word to membership provide material assisstance to needy families and missions at home and abroad provide private school christian education for children k to grade 12
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $581K | $483K | — | $94K | $3.1M |
| 2023 | $585K | $479K | $404K | — | $74K | $2.5M |
| 2022 | $502K | $458K | $390K | — | $72K | $2.4M |
| 2021 | $532K | $420K | $370K | — | $49K | $2.3M |
| 2020 | $542K | $405K | $361K | — | $43K | $2.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $89K to 7 qualified donees:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$185K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Peter Elias (bishop); Herman Bueckert (minister); John Wiebe (bishop); Henry Elias (minister); William Friesen (minister); Abram Wiebe (minister); Isaac Elias (minister); Victor Peters (minister); Jonathon Wiebe (minister); Henry Giesbrecht (deacon); John Peters (deacon); Arnold Sawatzky (deacon).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Congregation of the Old Colony Mennonite Church a Religious Society in the Postal District of Winkler’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 132975202RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.