Faith Baptist Church of St. Thomas
Charitable organization · ST Thomas, Ontario · BN 107372575RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,593,417) as filed with the CRA.
Faith Baptist Church of St. Thomas is a charitable organization based in ST Thomas, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.7M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 76% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $39K.
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 fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 75% of that peer group. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (3 positions in that band). The charity reported 7 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 18 qualified donees totalling $99K in 2024, the largest being $46K to Ethnos Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 9 names.
In its own words
Faith st. Thomas church leads all ages worship services on sundays and throughout the week provides ministries to men women children teens and seniors. Faith church provides pastoral care and engages in the community to alleviate both physical and spiritual poverty. We also further the gospel message by supporting and/or funding local and global missionaries.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.5M | $9,018 | $99K | $1.5M |
| 2023 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $4,994 | $124K | $1.4M |
| 2022 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1,131 | $103K | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.1M | $1,400 | $100K | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $6,441 | $94K | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $99K to 18 qualified donees:
- Ethnos Canada$46K
- Africa Inland Mission International (canada)$20K
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada$7,940
- Southwestern Ontario Youth for Christ$5,500
- Child Evangelism Fellowship of Ontario$4,500
- Abwe Global Inc.$4,500
- Elgin Area Bible Club$1,900
- Trans World Radio Canada$1,500
- Northern Canada Evangelical Mission Inc.$1,500
- Loads of Love Humanitarian Aid & Mission Society$1,400
- Teen Challenge Canada Inc.$1,000
- Fresh Start Support Services$720
- Loving Arms Charitable Corporation$660
- Harvest Outreach International Inc.$500
- Young Women's Christian Association of ST Thomas$500
- Inn Out of the Cold St. Thomas - Elgin$500
- The Grace Cafe of St. Thomas$500
- Indwell Community Homes$500
Received $39K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9993 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- Permanent full-time positions7
- Total compensation, all staff$692K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Kevin Abell (elder); Laurie Brescacin (elder); Joshua Browne (elder/treasurer); Keith Dodds (elder/chair); Allan House (elder); David House (elder); Jeremy Best (lead pastor/elder); Barry Pearce (administrative pastor/elder); Jeffrey Smith (elder).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Faith Baptist Church of St. Thomas’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 107372575RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.