Presbytery of Westminster
Charitable organization · Mission, British Columbia · BN 119102317RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($514,728) as filed with the CRA.
Presbytery of Westminster is a charitable organization based in Mission, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $612K in revenue and $515K in expenditures.
In 2024, 9 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $69K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 75% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $160,000–199,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 18 qualified donees totalling $217K in 2024, the largest being $58K to Hummingbird Ministries. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $1.1M in 2020 to $612K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The presbytery of westminster is the supervising court ('bishop') for congregations ministers and ministries of the presbyterian church in canada in the vancouver and fraser valley area. It provides oversight and support of the ministers ministries and congregations and owns camp douglas a childrens summer camp and weekend retreat facility. Presbytery supports native and social ministries in the designated area for the national church.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $612K | $515K | $286K | — | $217K | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $346K | $345K | $267K | — | $78K | $1.7M |
| 2022 | $341K | $334K | $253K | — | $68K | $2M |
| 2021 | $107K | $355K | — | — | $63K | $812K |
| 2020 | $1.1M | $251K | $188K | — | $51K | $957K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $217K to 18 qualified donees:
- Hummingbird Ministries$58K
- Brentwood Presbyterian Church$30K
- First Hungarian Presbyterian Church (calvin Vancouver 1955)$10K
- Haney Presbyterian Church$10K
- Calvin Presbyterian Church$10K
- Langley Presbyterian Church$10K
- ST. Andrew's and ST. Stephen's Presbyterian Church$10K
- ST. Paul's Presbyterian Church$10K
- West Vancouver Presbyterian Church$10K
- Central Presbyterian Church$10K
- ST Andrews Newton Presbyterian Church$10K
- Bradner Presbyterian Church$10K
- Richmond Presbyterian Church$10K
- Cooke's Presbyterian Church$8,000
- Gordon Presbyterian Church$5,000
- Synod of British Columbia Presbyterian Church in Canada$2,500
- The Vancouver Shepherd's House Society$2,000
- Industrial Areas Foundation Canada$1,000
Received $69K from 9 charities:
- The Trustee Board of the Presbyterian Church in Canada$30K
- Synod of British Columbia Presbyterian Church in Canada$10K
- Kerrisdale Presbyterian Church$8,523
- Fairview Presbyterian Church$4,929
- Knox Presbyterian Church$4,389
- Chinese Presbyterian Church$4,346
- ST. Paul's Presbyterian Church$3,478
- Langley Presbyterian Church$1,496
- Burnaby Taiwanese Presbyterian Church$1,341
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $160,000–199,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$191K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lawrence Eastwood (treasurer); Martin Baxter (clerk of presbytery); Richard Watson (moderator of presbytery).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Presbytery of Westminster’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119102317RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.