The Wesleyan Church
Charitable organization · Amherst, Nova Scotia · BN 108197120RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-04-30. Split of total expenditures ($192,941) as filed with the CRA.
The Wesleyan Church is a charitable organization based in Amherst, Nova Scotia, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending April 30, 2024, it reported $229K in revenue and $193K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 80% from donations, 19% from government. In 2024, 1 other registered charity reported granting it a combined $1,600.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 8% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $40,000–79,999 range. The charity reported 1 permanent full-time position.
It reported gifts to 3 qualified donees totalling $3,700 in 2024, the largest being $2,700 to Action International Ministries Corporation. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 7 names.
In its own words
As a church body we provide support to various missionaries we support our local kingswood university supporting the local food bank including providing christmas cheer boxes full of groceries. Help with a local projects to provide delivery and shopping service to shut-ins and people requiring isolation. We continued our yearly no charge yard sale where all items were given away no money was taken in completely free to our community. We continue to support a lunch program at one of the local elementary schools.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $229K | $193K | $21K | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2023 | $200K | $196K | $32K | — | $5,200 | $2.2M |
| 2022 | $176K | $180K | $13K | — | $6,100 | $2.2M |
| 2021 | $162K | $175K | $6,178 | — | $5,000 | $2.2M |
| 2020 | $170K | $174K | $168K | — | $3,700 | $2.2M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $3,700 to 3 qualified donees:
Received $1,600 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$96K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Evan Oxner (chairman / lead pastor); Darren Allen (treasurer); Dianna Lawless (secretary); Mark O'Keefe (vice-chair); Owen Morey (member); Brian Keirstead (member); Laura Paugh (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from The Wesleyan Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 108197120RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.