Sojourn Church
Charitable organization · Paris, Ontario · BN 827729971RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($557,550) as filed with the CRA.
Sojourn Church is a charitable organization based in Paris, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $427K in revenue and $558K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 84% from donations, 5% from government. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $4,667.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% 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 5 qualified donees totalling $25K in 2024, the largest being $6,555 to Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.. Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $262K in 2020 to $427K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
1. Weekly worship services 2. Sharing the gospel 3. Pastoral counselling 4. Community groups 5. Serving the poor 6. Children's ministry 7. Youth ministry
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $427K | $558K | $506K | — | $25K | $3.5M |
| 2023 | $405K | $465K | $419K | — | $23K | $3.6M |
| 2022 | $351K | $452K | $404K | — | $24K | $3.7M |
| 2021 | $283K | $414K | $367K | — | $23K | $3.8M |
| 2020 | $262K | $372K | $330K | — | $23K | $3.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $25K to 5 qualified donees:
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$6,555
- Abwe Global Inc.$6,333
- World Team$4,416
- Overseas Missionary Fellowship$3,916
- Sim Canada$3,916
Received $4,667 from 2 charities:
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
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$242K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Elizabeth Norris (secretary); Angie Crichton (director); Nigel Black (elder); Brad Potter (elder); Ron Norris (elder); Nathan Randall (director); Randy Moore (acting treasurer).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Sojourn Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 827729971RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.