West Edmonton Christian Assembly
Charitable organization · Edmonton, Alberta · BN 131062531RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-06-30. Split of total expenditures ($2,627,841) as filed with the CRA.
West Edmonton Christian Assembly is a charitable organization based in Edmonton, Alberta, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending June 30, 2024, it reported $2.4M in revenue and $2.6M in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 75% from donations. In 2024, 10 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $36K.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 65% of peers. Its highest-paid positions fell in the $80,000–119,999 range (4 positions in that band). The charity reported 10 permanent full-time positions.
It reported gifts to 16 qualified donees totalling $92K in 2024, the largest being $47K to Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 12 names.
In its own words
The assembly holds worship services weekly. Christian ministries and activities are provided for children youth and young adults. A variety of small groups are offered to provide support and fellowship to adults across many areas of interest. Pastoral care is provided to congregants and the local community. We offer a variety of care programs including: benevolence grief support helping hands (ministry to single mothers) homeless projects hospital visitation prison ministry as well as recovery support. We financially support local and overseas missionary activities and engag…
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $2.4M | $2.6M | $2.4M | — | $92K | $5.9M |
| 2023 | $2.2M | $2.5M | $2.3M | — | $82K | $6.2M |
| 2022 | $2.3M | $2.7M | $2.3M | — | $181K | $6.5M |
| 2021 | $2.5M | $2.9M | $2.5M | — | $245K | $6.9M |
| 2020 | $3.2M | $3.5M | $2.9M | — | $324K | $7.3M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $92K to 16 qualified donees:
- Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada$47K
- Alberta & NWT District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada$11K
- Marketplace Mission Society$11K
- Salaam Ministries$4,552
- Génération: Unité$4,338
- Adeara Recovery Centre$4,283
- Vanguard College$3,063
- Voice of Revival Ministries Association$3,000
- Teen Challenge Canada Inc.$2,552
- Amigo Relief Missions LTD.$1,000
- Eleviva—
- Erdo—
- The Master's Foundation—
- Young Life of Canada—
- Power to Change Ministries—
- ON the Edge of Time Ministries—
Received $36K from 10 charities:
- Kingdom Church of St. Albert$16K
- Canadian National Christian Foundation$14K
- New Song Church and World Outreach$3,000
- Celebration Christian Church - Edmonton AB$1,350
- Ministers Network Canada$1,000
- Portal of Glory Christian Ministries International$500
- People of Praise Ministries International (Canada)$200
- Canadian Online Giving Foundation$65
- United Way of the Alberta Capital Region$64
- Daystar Christian Assembly LTD—
As reported on the donors’ own T3010 qualified-donee schedules.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9994 positions
- $40,000–79,9994 positions
- $1–39,9992 positions
- Permanent full-time positions10
- Total compensation, all staff$971K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Brett Esslinger (senior pastor); Nathan Berg (member); Rebecca Klassen (treasurer); Bill Gillespie (member); Herman Leusink (member); Daniel McPhee (member); Gord Meeberg (chairman); Cameron Strohschein (secretary); Sue Merta (member); Valarie Lauzon (member); Femi Morakinyo (member); Mike Nadon (member).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from West Edmonton Christian Assembly’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 131062531RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.