First Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Ponoka, Alberta · BN 130169261RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($427,968) as filed with the CRA.
First Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Ponoka, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $475K in revenue and $428K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 96% 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 62% of peers.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $56K in 2024, the largest being $27K to Canadian Baptists of Western Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 17 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services weekly ministries for men women seniors youth children families / pastoral care / donations to denominational headquarters for overseas missionary activities for a local camp and for local charities.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $475K | $428K | $347K | — | $56K | $1.6M |
| 2023 | $560K | $464K | $373K | $0 | $59K | $1.6M |
| 2022 | $523K | $419K | $331K | — | $59K | $1.5M |
| 2021 | $467K | $389K | $122K | — | $64K | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $503K | $451K | $191K | $173 | $66K | $1.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $56K to 8 qualified donees:
- Canadian Baptists of Western Canada$27K
- Association of Central Alberta Youth for Christ$13K
- Gull Lake Baptist Camp$8,300
- Northern Canada Evangelical Mission Inc.$5,697
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank Association Inc/association de la Banque Canadienne de Grains Inc.$1,430
- Compassion Canada$517
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$134
- The Samaritan's Purse - Canada$20
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$25K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Gregory Chan (elder); Robert Edwards (deacon); Bradley Keith (deacon); Carly Krijger (admin assistant); Kathleen McKELVIE (church clerk); Jim Sandin (elder); Gerrie Krijger (deacon); Craig Pateman (deacon); Jerel Peters (deacon); Cheryl Ruggles (elder); Don Froese (elder); Sheila Pateman (elder); Stephen Marois (elder); Hilke Janssens (deacon); Shenoa Gislason (deacon); William Poggemiller (deacon); Jordan Hartbridge (deacon).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130169261RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.