ST-Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Charitable organization · Maple Ridge, British Columbia · BN 129893707RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($180,619) as filed with the CRA.
ST-Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church is a charitable organization based in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $187K in revenue and $181K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from donations. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $260.
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 fundraising cost per donated dollar was lower than 100% of that peer group. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 8 qualified donees totalling $8,150 in 2024, the largest being $4,800 to British Columbia Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly and special occasion worship services in person on zoom and live-streaming. We offer pastoral care. We offer weekly and monthly ministries involving activities for women. We financially support other registered charities. We feed 70 lunch program students at a local school once a month and provide assistance with clothing. We collect hats/scarfs/gloves at Christmas which are distributed to local shelters. We are a drop off location for the Toy Drive organized annually by the Christmas Hamper Society. We make quilts that are donated to local charities. We financially su…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $187K | $181K | $155K | $0 | $8,150 | $741K |
| 2023 | $185K | $191K | $168K | — | $7,599 | $736K |
| 2022 | $224K | $202K | $179K | — | $11K | $729K |
| 2021 | $188K | $179K | $160K | — | $8,443 | $722K |
| 2020 | $217K | $183K | $160K | — | $12K | $721K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $8,150 to 8 qualified donees:
- British Columbia Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada$4,800
- Friends in Need Food Bank Society$1,964
- The Salvation Army Ridge Meadows Ministries$567
- Cythera Transition House Society$344
- Canadian Lutheran World Relief$200
- ON Eagle's Wings Ecumenical Ministries Inc.$100
- L.a.m.p.- Lutheran Association of Missionaries and Pilots Inc./l.a.m.p.- l'Association Lutherienne des Missionnaires et Aviateurs Inc.$100
- Lutheran Theological Seminary$75
Received $260 from 1 charity:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions1
- Total compensation, all staff$136K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Susan Cherkas (director); Henry Fenske (director); Linda St. Germaine (director); Stephanie Schoock (director); Corinne Love (chair / director); Mike Mitchell (director); Gary Stewart (treasurer / director); Shawna Van Aert (director); Tonya Bayne (secretary / director); Cheryl Dosen (director); Charrise Millan (director); Susan Pichugin (vice chair / director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from ST-Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 129893707RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.