Temple Baptist Church
Charitable organization · Medicine Hat, Alberta · BN 108067604RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($475,704) as filed with the CRA.
Temple Baptist Church is a charitable organization based in Medicine Hat, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $459K in revenue and $476K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 95% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $6,025.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 16% 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 15 qualified donees totalling $70K in 2024, the largest being $20K to White Cross Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 4 names.
In its own words
Regular Sunday worship services; Lifegroups; bible study groups; Sunday school classes for all ages; children youth & young adult ministries. Support of North American Baptist ministries bible colleges and seminaries. Local community support and outreach through benevolent offerings and community events.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $459K | $476K | $99K | — | $72K | $4.1M |
| 2023 | $431K | $413K | $382K | — | $70K | $4.1M |
| 2022 | $394K | $383K | $142K | — | $56K | $4M |
| 2021 | $408K | $385K | $137K | $0 | $58K | $4M |
| 2020 | $491K | $343K | $44K | $0 | $46K | $3.9M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $70K to 15 qualified donees:
- White Cross Canada$20K
- North American Baptists Inc. (canada)$16K
- The Alberta Baptist Association$8,400
- Taylor College and Seminary$5,000
- Africa Inland Mission International (canada)$4,224
- Pinecrest Baptist Bible Camp$4,000
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$3,224
- Hispanics for Christ$3,200
- Medicine Hat and District Food Bank (1992) Association$1,016
- The Mustard Seed Foundation$1,013
- Medicine Hat Women's Shelter Society$1,010
- Medicine Hat Pregnancy Support Society$1,000
- Sioux Falls Seminary (KAIROS University)$600
- Our Daily Bread Ministries Canada$500
- The Medicine Hat Evangelical Association$250
Received $6,025 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$236K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Sheldon Warkentin (moderator); Renate Wuerfel (hr chairperson); Valerie Bechtold (treasurer); Mike DeRidder (elder).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Temple Baptist Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108067604RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.