Essex Gospel Community Church
Charitable organization · Essex, Ontario · BN 813150984RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($682,889) as filed with the CRA.
Essex Gospel Community Church is a charitable organization based in Essex, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $961K in revenue and $683K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $276K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 98% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 7 qualified donees totalling $111K in 2024, the largest being $69K to Western Ontario District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly. We hold religious weekly mid-week programs for children and families throughout the whole year. We financially support overseas missionary activities. We provide an easter egg hunt annually free of charge for the benefit of the community. We host a dinner free of charge to the community once a year. We provide religious programs for young adults bi-weekly.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $961K | $683K | $588K | — | $111K | $3.8M |
| 2023 | $999K | $775K | — | — | $110K | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $611K | $697K | $518K | — | $100K | $3.4M |
| 2021 | $910K | $666K | $471K | — | $106K | $3.5M |
| 2020 | $852K | $567K | $486K | — | $79K | $2.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $111K to 7 qualified donees:
- Western Ontario District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada$69K
- The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada/les Assemblees de la Pentecote du Canada$16K
- Servant's Heart Ministries$10K
- The Governing Council of the Salvation Army in Canada/conseil de Direction de l'Armée du Salut du Canada$5,150
- Essex Area Food Bank$5,150
- Greater Essex County District School Board$3,000
- Melo Clinic and Pregnancy Centre$2,650
Received $276K from 1 charity:
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
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$262K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elizabeth Green (treasurer); Christopher Baker (director); Carmen Chevalier (director); Brent Horner (lead pastor); David Slater (board chair); Shelly Sutherland (director); Ian Park (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Essex Gospel Community Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 813150984RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.