Relate Christian Church
Charitable organization · Surrey, British Columbia · BN 119285609RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,444,677) as filed with the CRA.
Relate Christian Church is a charitable organization based in Surrey, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.2M in revenue and $1.4M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 89% from donations. In 2024, 6 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $15K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 25% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $40,000–79,999 range (7 positions in that band). The charity reported 13 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 1 qualified donee totalling $500 in 2024, the largest being $500 to Mercy Multiplied Canada Society. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $1.9M in 2020 to $1.2M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 5 names.
In its own words
Local community church - women's ministry - conference weekly meetings & evening events; men's ministry - conference meetings camp; children's ministry - weekly meetings camp clubs youth ministry - confrence weekly meetings camp & concerts; small group meetings missions - clothing & food programs to inner city schools prison ministry self-help classes ministry to seniors (care homes)
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.2M | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | $500 | $2.6M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.7M | $1.3M | — | $33K | $2.9M |
| 2022 | $1.3M | $1.9M | $1.4M | — | $28K | $3.3M |
| 2021 | $1.6M | $1.9M | $1.4M | — | $83K | $3.8M |
| 2020 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.4M | — | $53K | $4.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $500 to 1 qualified donee:
Received $15K from 6 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- $1–39,9993 positions
- Permanent full-time positions13
- Total compensation, all staff$623K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
John Burns (senior pastor); Marvin McGee (director); Angela Doell (president); Eleanor Esteban (director); Monica Prescott (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Relate Christian Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119285609RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.