Temple Baptist Church Sarnia
Charitable organization · Sarnia, Ontario · BN 864648951RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,590,163) as filed with the CRA.
Temple Baptist Church Sarnia is a charitable organization based in Sarnia, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.5M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 82% from donations. In 2024, 3 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $21K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 35% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 29 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 15 qualified donees totalling $125K in 2024, the largest being $46K to Ethnos Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 10 names.
In its own words
Public worship and prayer services are held. Religious education and instruction is provided. Programs for adults seniors youth and children are held. Small group and care ministry programs are offered. Financial support of various missionary activities by gifted funds to registered charities. Operates a summer day camp for children and youth. Provides benevolence clothing and school supplies and christmas hampers to those in need within the community.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.2M | — | $125K | $3.4M |
| 2023 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.2M | — | $126K | $3.5M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.5M | $1.2M | — | $116K | $3.5M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.1M | — | $120K | $3.6M |
| 2020 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | — | $168K | $3.6M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $125K to 15 qualified donees:
- Ethnos Canada$46K
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada Foundation$26K
- NeighbourLink Sarnia-Lambton$9,000
- The Great Commission Foundation$6,000
- River City Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Sarnia$5,500
- Empower Ministries$5,244
- Lambton Crisis Pregnancy Centre$4,992
- Compassion Canada$4,200
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada$3,774
- Nightlight Canada$3,400
- Heritage Baptist College and Heritage Theological Seminary$3,000
- Sarnia Missionary Church$2,500
- The Rock on Campus$2,000
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada$1,700
- Send International of Canada Inc.$1,140
Received $21K from 3 charities:
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9992 positions
- $40,000–79,9993 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions29
- Total compensation, all staff$892K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Herb Daichendt (board member); Raymond Burkhart (board member); Peter Osmond (chair); James Borody (vice chair); Kenneth Nicholson (board member); Sergio Lima (board member); Ross McKay (secretary); James Scott Bailey (treasurer); Terry Norris (ex officio); James Bekkers (ex officio).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Temple Baptist Church Sarnia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 864648951RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.