Lighthouse Church of God
Charitable organization · Niagara Falls, Ontario · BN 865491633RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($445,779) as filed with the CRA.
Lighthouse Church of God is a charitable organization based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $454K in revenue and $446K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $20K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 29% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 6 qualified donees totalling $38K in 2024, the largest being $17K to Church of God in Ontario. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $256K in 2020 to $454K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Weekly worship services are held. Ministries for men women youth & children are held weekly. Prayer services are held daily. We reach out to the people in our community. We minister to the needs of our people and the community. Councelling is provided. Courses are offered for New Believers Membership & Baptism. Video sermons are available for each service through the church website and church YouTube channel. Revive Niagara started in 2022 and reaches out to the people in the Niagara Region to lift Jesus higher. Along with this a branch was formed called Worship in the Wild which is a day …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $454K | $446K | $295K | — | $38K | $887K |
| 2023 | $434K | $410K | $306K | — | $32K | $915K |
| 2022 | $322K | $369K | $252K | — | $25K | $908K |
| 2021 | $310K | $307K | $218K | — | $23K | $914K |
| 2020 | $256K | $266K | $201K | — | $21K | $848K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $38K to 6 qualified donees:
Received $20K from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- $1–39,9998 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$237K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
David Spadzinski (lead pastor); Joel Sloss (associate pastor); Donald Dakin (trustee); Ernest Spadzinski (trustee); Cesar Esmas (trustee); Clarence Cole (administrator); Donna Senese (council member); Andrew Spadzinski (council member); Rajendra Latchman (council member); Hannah Dakin (council member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Lighthouse Church of God’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 865491633RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.