First Christian Reformed Church Sarnia
Charitable organization · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 836223768RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($294,318) as filed with the CRA.
First Christian Reformed Church Sarnia is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $407K in revenue and $294K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $8,267.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 19% of peers. None of its ten highest-paid positions cleared $40,000. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 16 qualified donees totalling $36K in 2024, the largest being $7,203 to World Renew. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 15 names.
In its own words
To spread the gospel at home and abroad through preaching teaching and sharing. To maintain facilities at sarnia ontario for the public worship of god. Worship services visiting the elderly sick and people in need youth group teaching the youth bible study groups funding other charities that provide help to the benevolent or who do mission work and evangelism.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $407K | $294K | $99K | — | $36K | $1.1M |
| 2023 | $407K | $349K | $183K | — | $26K | $960K |
| 2022 | $364K | $369K | $190K | — | $48K | $902K |
| 2021 | $399K | $356K | $177K | — | $50K | $907K |
| 2020 | $390K | $381K | $200K | — | $43K | $864K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $36K to 16 qualified donees:
- World Renew$7,203
- Redeemer College$5,000
- Canadian Foodgrains Bank$3,856
- Inn of the Good Shepherd$3,358
- Womans Interval Home$2,992
- Lambton Christian School Society$2,500
- ST. Joseph's Hospice$1,871
- Reframe Ministries$1,589
- Neighbourlink$1,538
- London District Christian Secondary School$1,453
- Lambton Christian School Society$1,256
- Lambton College Ministries$1,200
- Community Living$1,036
- Lambton Crisis Pregnancy Centre$978
- Edudeo Ministries$445
- Diaconal Ministries (new Ground)$107
Received $8,267 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$54K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Angela Crich (director); Josh De Schiffert (officer); Brian Huxtable (officer); Jake Kuipers (director); Dave Lisson (officer); Justin Rekman; John Rekman (officer); Judy Schenk (director); Clint Schenk (officer); Tom Smit (officer); Flo Vankampen (officer); Pete Vankampen (officer); Mitch Vanreenen (officer); Peter Vanreenen (officer); Tracey Zantingh (officer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from First Christian Reformed Church Sarnia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 836223768RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.