Evangelical Bergthaler Mennonite Conference
Charitable organization · La Crete, Alberta · BN 118989771RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($2,603,068) as filed with the CRA.
Evangelical Bergthaler Mennonite Conference is a charitable organization based in La Crete, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $2.6M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $70K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 88% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (7 positions in that band). The charity reported 15 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 24 qualified donees totalling $605K in 2024, the largest being $319K to Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
In its own words
Conduct regularly scheduled worship services bible study youth activity and sunday school all to prepare congregation for the return of jesus christ to earth. Provide counselling and prayer support financial support and care to the needy by way of health spiritual or other related problems. Provide prayer and financial support to missionaries of the christian gospel. Provide vacation bible school prison ministry missions conferences and other special events to further outreach and proclaiming the gospel of jesus christ. Perform baptism services wedding ceremonies and funeral and b…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2M | — | $605K | $10.6M |
| 2023 | $2.7M | $2.3M | $1.9M | — | $436K | $10.6M |
| 2022 | $2.4M | $2.1M | $1.6M | $2,300 | $496K | $10.2M |
| 2021 | $2.2M | $1.9M | $1.5M | — | $401K | $9.9M |
| 2020 | $2.1M | $1.8M | $1.4M | — | $372K | $9.5M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $605K to 24 qualified donees:
- Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference of Canada$319K
- La Crete Municipal Nursing Association$72K
- Eagle's Nest Ministry Centre$33K
- Multi-nation Missions Foundation$27K
- Avant Ministries Canada$20K
- Peace Recovery Centre$19K
- Ethnos Canada$15K
- Pine Lodge Bible Camp Society$15K
- MSC Canada$13K
- Ciam Media & Radio Broadcasting Association$13K
- Youth With A Mission (BC) Society$12K
- Voice of Hope Mission$10K
- Children of Hope Society$8,682
- The Voice of the Martyrs Inc.$5,500
- Send International of Canada Inc.$4,800
- Stansberry Children's Home - Canada$3,600
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$3,500
- Mission Aviation Fellowship of Canada$3,277
- Creation Ministries International (Canada)$2,225
- The Great Commission Foundation$1,573
- Youth for Christ Association of Calgary$1,200
- Riverside Gospel Fellowship$1,200
- The Samaritan's Purse - Canada$1,170
- Christian Aid Ministries of Waterloo$526
Received $70K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9997 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions15
- Total compensation, all staff$1.2M
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Neudorf (pastor); Jack Neudorf (pastor); Monty Thiessen (pastor); Peter Knelsen (pastor); William Martens (pastor); Jake Froese (pastor); Peter Neustaeter (pastor); Bill Kehler (pastor); Wayne Thiessen (pastor); Peter Reimer (pastor); Dwayne Wolfe (pastor); Billy Derksen (pastor); George Derksen (pastor); Henry Dyck (pastor); Byron Janzen (pastor); Chad Wiebe (deacon); Ken Wiebe (pastor).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Evangelical Bergthaler Mennonite Conference’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 118989771RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.