First Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Welland, Ontario · BN 107384042RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($350,275) as filed with the CRA.
First Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Welland, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $334K in revenue and $350K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 87% from donations, 10% from government. In 2024, 4 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $297K.
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 highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 25 qualified donees totalling $29K in 2024, the largest being $3,401 to Operation Mobilization Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 6 names.
In its own words
We hold worship services weekly on sundays. We run programs for youth such as junior high youth and senior high youth on mondays and tuesdays. On wednesday we offer the awana program for elementary school children and bible studies for adults. We host a men's gathering every tuesday morning at 9:30 am for bible study and a 'men's breakfast and prayer' every saturday monring at 7:30 am. We also have a monthly ladies' gathering called 'esthers'. We financially support missionaries and missionary activities. Additionally we organize sports activities such as baseball during the summer for …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $334K | $350K | $322K | — | $29K | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $324K | $293K | $276K | — | $18K | $1.2M |
| 2022 | $284K | $279K | $270K | — | $8,488 | $1.2M |
| 2021 | $225K | $199K | — | — | $5,336 | $1.2M |
| 2020 | $230K | $220K | $218K | — | $1,850 | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $29K to 25 qualified donees:
- Operation Mobilization Canada$3,401
- Teen Challenge Canada Inc.$2,550
- Northern Canada Evangelical Mission Inc.$2,400
- Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec$2,000
- The Oneida Baptist Camp$2,000
- Toronto Youth for Christ$1,558
- Matthew House Refugee Ministry of Fort Erie$1,520
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$1,200
- ShareWord Global Canada$1,200
- Canadian Baptist Ministries$1,200
- Ismc International Student Ministries Canada$1,200
- The Leprosy Mission Canada$1,051
- Safe Families Canada$1,003
- Commission to Every Nation Canada$1,000
- The Samaritan's Purse - Canada$1,000
- Galcom International Incorporated$600
- Chosen People Ministries (canada)$500
- Compassion Canada$500
- Billy Graham Evangelistic Association of Canada$500
- Precept Ministries Inc.$500
- Rose City - Kids Ministry$500
- Église Évangélique Baptiste de Cote des Neiges$400
- The Evangelical Alliance Mission of Canada Inc.$313
- Global Scholars Canada$303
- Blue Sea Philanthropy Inc.$260
Received $297K from 4 charities:
- United Way Niagara$292K
- United Way Niagara$2,524
- United Way Niagara$2,524
- Canadahelps Canadon$192
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$160K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Rene Brochu (pastor); Sohyung Kim (treasurer); Timothy Topolinsky (trustee); Jamie Wentzell (trustee); Geoffrey Waters (trustee); Timothy Smith (trustee).
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 107384042RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.