The Central Baptist Church Victoria British Columbia
Charitable organization · Victoria, British Columbia · BN 130684624RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($1,627,639) as filed with the CRA.
The Central Baptist Church Victoria British Columbia is a charitable organization based in Victoria, British Columbia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.4M in revenue and $1.6M in expenditures. Spending exceeded revenue that year — the gap came out of reserves.
Its funding that year was roughly 90% from donations. In 2024, 7 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $23K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 66% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (2 positions in that band). The charity reported 9 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 13 qualified donees totalling $130K in 2024, the largest being $33K to Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in British Columbia and Yukon. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 11 names.
In its own words
We hold weekly worship services. We provide ministries for women men youth seniors and children weekly or monthly we provide pastoral care and counselling. We provide support for street people and relief for the poor and underprivileged. We provide weekly distribution of food at no cost to the needy and less fortunate. We provide funds to denominational headquarters and other qualified donees.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.4M | $1.6M | $1.4M | — | $130K | $2.7M |
| 2023 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.4M | — | $116K | $2.9M |
| 2022 | $1.4M | $1.4M | $1.2M | — | $113K | $3.1M |
| 2021 | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1M | — | $154K | $3M |
| 2020 | $1.5M | $1.2M | $933K | — | $198K | $2.8M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $130K to 13 qualified donees:
- Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in British Columbia and Yukon$33K
- Camp Qwanoes$22K
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada$17K
- Youth for Christ/canada$12K
- Youth for Christ South Island Association$8,800
- Commission to Every Nation Canada$7,800
- Living Edge Community Church$7,500
- Pioneers Canada$6,000
- The Mustard Seed Street Church$6,000
- Sim Canada$4,800
- Northwest Baptist Theological College$3,400
- Compassion Canada$649
- ShareWord Global Canada$600
Received $23K from 7 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
- $40,000–79,9997 positions
- Permanent full-time positions9
- Total compensation, all staff$784K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Lindsay Bernakevitch (director); David Robbie (director); Ron Morgan (director); Hadassah Martha (director); Kirsten Wright (director); Jon Hodgson (director); Marilyn Miller (director); Steve Fielding (director); Melody Taves (director); Alistair Turkington (director); Michael Stark (director).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Central Baptist Church Victoria British Columbia’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 130684624RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.