First Century Church
Charitable organization · Vancouver, British Columbia · BN 870475647RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($289,298) as filed with the CRA.
First Century Church is a charitable organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $249K in revenue and $289K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 97% 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 46% 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 1 qualified donee totalling $2,400 in 2023, the largest being $2,400 to Maoz Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
Sunday church worship services adult & children bible literacy classes community outreach programs. Missionary outreach both foreign and local. Biblical counselling visitation ministry preaching and teaching on the bible.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $249K | $289K | $256K | — | — | $99K |
| 2023 | $212K | $263K | $217K | — | $2,400 | $134K |
| 2022 | $258K | $290K | $238K | — | $1,706 | $186K |
| 2021 | $399K | $265K | $233K | — | $1,830 | $225K |
| 2020 | $318K | $160K | $132K | — | $3,361 | $121K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2023
Granted $2,400 to 1 qualified donee:
- Maoz Canada$2,400
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$83K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Ali - Reza Feizi (president); Siam Chen (secretary); Te Heng Peng (treasurer); Shu-Yen Chen (director); Annie Chan (director); Zheng Fui Lee (director); Li Lin (director); Yeemei Webb (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Century Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 870475647RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.