The Church of the Open Bible
Charitable organization · Swift Current, Saskatchewan · BN 119227296RR0001 · Christianity · website
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($565,273) as filed with the CRA.
The Church of the Open Bible is a charitable organization based in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $526K in revenue and $565K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 100% from donations.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 14% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 3 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 18 qualified donees totalling $119K in 2024, the largest being $18K to Ethnos Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
We hold a weekly worship service. We provide worship in senior care centres in the city every 6-8 weeks. We provide ministries for women men youth children and seniors weekly & monthly. We provide pastoral care through visitations and hospital visitations. The pastoral staff provide premartial and fmaily counselling as required. We provide small group home bible studies. We provide the congregation with the opportunity to serve in the mission field. We provide opportunity for youth of the church to attend denominational youth events throughout the year. We provide bus ministries to …
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $526K | $565K | $23K | — | $119K | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $531K | $557K | $136K | — | $137K | $1.3M |
| 2022 | $476K | $500K | $66K | — | $116K | $1.3M |
| 2021 | $552K | $442K | $116K | — | $89K | $1.3M |
| 2020 | $489K | $460K | $144K | — | $85K | $1.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $119K to 18 qualified donees:
- Ethnos Canada$18K
- Avant Ministries Canada$15K
- Associated Gospel Churches$14K
- Wycliffe Bible Translators of Canada Inc.$12K
- Sim Canada$8,844
- Interact Ministries of Canada$7,368
- The Evangelical Free Church of Canada$7,188
- The Great Commission Foundation$6,696
- Northern Canada Evangelical Mission Inc.$5,844
- Adventive Cross Cultural Initiatives$4,884
- Cypress Hills Bible Camp Incorporated$4,584
- West Bank Bible Camp$4,584
- Swift Current Community Youth Initiative Inc.$2,604
- Rock Solid Refuge Inc.$2,170
- ReachAcross Canada$1,392
- Africa Inland Mission International (canada)$1,392
- ShareWord Global Canada$1,320
- The Evangelical Alliance Mission of Canada Inc.$981
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
- $1–39,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions3
- Total compensation, all staff$244K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Jason Regier (treasurer); Francis Dyck (elder chairman); Mike Nicholson (deacon chairman); Gord Janzen (elder); Cliff Giesbrecht (elder); Curtis Martens (elder); Darrell Wiebe (elder); Michael McFarlane (deacon); Glen Warkentin (deacon); Ron Olfert (deacon); Ryan Clothier (deacon); Art Thiessen (council chairman).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Church of the Open Bible’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 119227296RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.