Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Petersburg, Ontario · BN 107303216RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($133,496) as filed with the CRA.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Petersburg, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $148K in revenue and $133K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 87% 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 8 qualified donees totalling $15K in 2024, the largest being $3,085 to Lutheran Church-Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Worship services bible studies sunday school vacation bible school confirmation classes pastoral care & support provide women men & youth group activities instruction in religious music perform baptisms confirmations weddings & funerals support of our women's group - 'women of emmanuel' support of the emmanuel lutheran church cemetery donate to mission projects & other charities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $148K | $133K | $119K | — | $15K | $5.2M |
| 2023 | $166K | $125K | $112K | — | $12K | $5.2M |
| 2022 | $114K | $147K | $138K | — | $8,575 | $5.2M |
| 2021 | $225K | $101K | — | — | $2,580 | $5.2M |
| 2020 | $101K | $88K | — | — | $3,145 | $2.1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $15K to 8 qualified donees:
- Lutheran Church-Canada$3,085
- Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$2,780
- Redeemer Lutheran Church$2,180
- L.a.m.p.- Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots Inc./l.a.m.p.- l'Association Lutherienne des Missionnaires et Aviateurs Inc.$1,930
- Waterloo Regional Health Network Foundation$1,645
- Lutheran Women's Missionary League - Canada Inc.$1,420
- Lutherwood Child and Family Foundation$985
- Wilmot Family Resource Centre Inc$550
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$93K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Warren Bechthold (chairman); Bernice Bechthold (recording secretary); Mark Powell (treasurer); Lori Jantzi (financial secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Emmanuel Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107303216RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.