Memorial Baptist Church of Stratford
Charitable organization · Stratford, Ontario · BN 119037620RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($435,853) as filed with the CRA.
Memorial Baptist Church of Stratford is a charitable organization based in Stratford, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $532K in revenue and $436K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 92% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $96.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 51% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 13 qualified donees totalling $82K in 2024, the largest being $27K to The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Online and in-person options Church services Bible studies & Life/Growth groups children's programs (like Sunday School Vacation Bible School and Youth Group) Community Meals evangelism in Stratford and area missionary support (locally and abroad).
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $532K | $436K | $312K | — | $82K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $403K | $410K | $292K | — | $84K | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $375K | $384K | $277K | — | $74K | $1.4M |
| 2021 | $352K | $349K | $243K | — | $74K | $1.4M |
| 2020 | $413K | $357K | $250K | — | $76K | $1.4M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $82K to 13 qualified donees:
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada$27K
- Impacthope$15K
- Abwe Global Inc.$9,100
- Southwestern Ontario Youth for Christ$8,505
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$4,500
- Stratford House of Blessing$4,329
- Sim Canada$4,200
- Séminaire baptiste évangélique du québec (SEMBEQ)$2,600
- Heritage Baptist College and Heritage Theological Seminary$2,600
- Trans World Radio Canada$2,400
- Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches Atlantic Region$2,100
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$200
- Canadian Bible Society/la Societe Biblique Canadienne$140
Received $96 from 2 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$260K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Marcel Peper (board chair); Randy Johnston (vice chair); Andrew Morden (secretary); Hessed Lagud (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Memorial Baptist Church of Stratford’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119037620RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.