Zion Christian Church
Charitable organization · Chatham, Ontario · BN 133968628RR0001 · Support of Religion
Source: T3010 return, FPE 2024-12-31. Split of total expenditures ($185,456) as filed with the CRA.
Zion Christian Church is a charitable organization based in Chatham, Ontario, classified by the CRA under support of religion. In its fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, it reported $215K in revenue and $185K in expenditures.
Its funding that year was roughly 99% from donations. In 2024, 2 other registered charities reported granting it a combined $3,000.
Compared with 14,125 religious charities of similar size, its share of spending on mission — charitable programs plus grants to other charities — ranked above 55% 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 6 qualified donees totalling $9,135 in 2024, the largest being $3,275 to Right to Life Kent Inc.. Its filed list of directors and trustees shows 8 names.
In its own words
The church conducts worship services provides pastoral care and conducts benevolence and ministry activities in chatham ontario.
Ongoing-program description from its T3010 filing, verbatim.
The ledger, 2020–2024
| Year | Revenue | Spending | Programs | Fundraising | Gifts out | Net assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $215K | $185K | $161K | — | $9,135 | $461K |
| 2023 | $216K | $167K | $148K | — | $6,500 | $432K |
| 2022 | $205K | $176K | $157K | — | $6,590 | $383K |
| 2021 | $189K | $162K | $151K | — | $8,015 | $354K |
| 2020 | $218K | $151K | $138K | — | $3,000 | $327K |
Revenue printed in red where the year ran a deficit. Fiscal years by period end.
Money between charities, 2024
Granted $9,135 to 6 qualified donees:
Received $3,000 from 2 charities:
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$111K
Schedule 3 of its 2024 return. The CRA discloses bands, not names or exact salaries.
Directors & trustees (2024)
Michael Smith (president); Kevin Goldsmith (treasurer); Lan Jonah (vice president); William Fahrner (pastor); Janet Fahrner (pastor); Jocelyn Mousseau (trustee); Jim Leveille (vice president); Adrienne Vincent (trustee).
As listed on its 2024 return.
Check the source
Every figure on this page is from Zion Christian Church’s own T3010 filings, published by the Canada Revenue Agency. Verify against the CRA’s charities listing (search BN 133968628RR0001), or read how we compute the receipt.