Word of Life Community Church of Staples
Charitable organization · Leamington, Ontario · BN 718122690RR0001 · Christianity
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($384,452) as filed with the CRA.
Word of Life Community Church of Staples is a charitable organization based in Leamington, Ontario, classified by the CRA under christianity. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $1.9M in revenue and $384K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 62% from donations.
Compared with 2,238 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 21% of peers. Its highest-paid position fell in the $80,000–119,999 range. The charity reported 2 permanent full-time positions.
Revenue has grown substantially over its filings on record here, from $632K in 2020 to $1.9M in 2024. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 3 names.
In its own words
The organization operates a church facility that holds services to teach the mennonite faith and the religious tenets doctrines observances and culture associated with that faith is practiced by members. The organization provides classes to instruct children youths and adults about the mennonite faith and the religious tenets doctrines observances and culture associated with that faith. The organization supports and encourages members to participate in missions projects and evaluates other potential missions projects as opportunities arise.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.9M | $384K | $285K | — | — | $3.7M |
| 2023 | $550K | $287K | $239K | — | — | $2.1M |
| 2022 | $320K | $219K | $169K | — | — | $1.9M |
| 2021 | $767K | $167K | $112K | — | — | $1.8M |
| 2020 | $632K | $122K | $110K | — | — | $1M |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
What it pays
Its ten highest-paid positions, by band:
- $80,000–119,9991 position
- $40,000–79,9991 position
- Permanent full-time positions2
- Total compensation, all staff$137K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Johan Berg (board member); Wilhem Thiessen (treasurer); Johan Braun (chair).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Word of Life Community Church of Staples’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 718122690RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.