ST. James Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · ST-Jacobs, Ontario · BN 119177640RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($142,175) as filed with the CRA.
ST. James Evangelical Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in ST-Jacobs, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $128K in revenue and $142K in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 64% from donations, 23% from other charities. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $33K.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 31% of peers.
It reported gifts to 2 qualified donees totalling $16K in 2024, the largest being $16K to Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Luthern Church in Canada. Revenue has declined over its filings on record here, from $192K in 2020 to $128K in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
We have entered into a joint ministry arrangement with 2 other Lutheran congregations in the area - St. Matthews Conestogo and St. James Elmira. Together we offer weekly in-person worship services to our members and the wider community. For those who remain uncomfortable with in-person activities we provide audio recordings of worship services as well as printed material that allows members to follow the service at home. These services were provided through a full-time pastor and a pastoral assistant contracted to provide additional support to the pastor. We have also continued our fo…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $128K | $142K | $93K | — | $16K | $1.3M |
| 2023 | $121K | $98K | $59K | — | $18K | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $143K | $100K | $58K | $0 | $19K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $149K | $122K | $76K | $0 | $18K | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $192K | $125K | $79K | — | $19K | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $16K to 2 qualified donees:
Received $33K from 3 charities:
- Aqueduct Foundation$25K
- Charitus$7,000
- Canadahelps Canadon$952
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
- Permanent full-time positions0
- Total compensation, all staff$11K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Susan Heard (treasurer); Ross Ruppel (member); Sheila Schmidt (chair); Gary Scheffelmeier (member); Pauline Duench-Miller (vice chair); Jenna Scheffelmeier (member); Sally Roberts (secretary).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST. James Evangelical Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119177640RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.