LIGHTHOUSE CHURCH OF GOD
Charitable organizationChristianity·8652 SODOM ROAD · NIAGARA FALLS, ON · L2G 7B1·BN 865491633RR0001·website ↗
Last reported: F2024 filing · period ending 2024-12-31
What it does — in its own words
Ongoing programs
Weekly worship services are held. Ministries for men women youth & children are held weekly. Prayer services are held daily. We reach out to the people in our community. We minister to the needs of our people and the community. Councelling is provided. Courses are offered for New Believers Membership & Baptism. Video sermons are available for each service through the church website and church YouTube channel. Revive Niagara started in 2022 and reaches out to the people in the Niagara Region to lift Jesus higher. Along with this a branch was formed called Worship in the Wild which is a day … Show more
Weekly worship services are held. Ministries for men women youth & children are held weekly. Prayer services are held daily. We reach out to the people in our community. We minister to the needs of our people and the community. Councelling is provided. Courses are offered for New Believers Membership & Baptism. Video sermons are available for each service through the church website and church YouTube channel. Revive Niagara started in 2022 and reaches out to the people in the Niagara Region to lift Jesus higher. Along with this a branch was formed called Worship in the Wild which is a day of worship & celebration and was held at Safari Niagara in 2024.
New programs
Another branch of Revive Niagara was introduced called Women Walking Worth: Connect where women gather together to lift up and encourage one another.
Program descriptions from its F2024 T3010 filing, verbatim · self-reported · this is also the text our semantic search matches against. source ↗
Tier 1 — what we computed (open data)
From the charity's own F2024 T3010 filing. Self-reported; not independently verified. You can recompute every figure.
Cents to cause
T1 · computed (open data)72¢
Per its F2024 T3010, 72¢ of each dollar spent went to programs.
Sector median: 89¢ across 55,155 computed charities.
T3010 line 5000 ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Operating overhead
T1 · computed (open data)28%
Management, administration, and fundraising as a share of total spending. We treat 5–35% as the typical range; we state the figure, you judge.
T3010 line (5010 + 5020) ÷ 4950 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Reserves
T1 · computed (open data)0.1 yr
Years current reserves could cover program spending.
Sector quartiles: 0.4 yr / 0.8 yr / 7.5 yr (p25 / median / p90).
T3010 line (4100 + 4140) ÷ 5000 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Total revenue
T1 · computed (open data)$454K
Last-reported total revenue.
T3010 line 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Donor-funded
T1 · computed (open data)90%
Share of revenue from receipted donations.
T3010 line 4500 ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Government-funded
T1 · computed (open data)0%
Share of revenue from federal, provincial, and municipal sources.
T3010 line 4570 (or 4540+4550+4560) ÷ 4700 · Self-reported on the T3010; not independently verified. source ↗
Over the years
Every figure as filed at each fiscal period end, 2019–2024.
| Period end | Revenue | Cents to cause | Overhead | Reserves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-31 | $230K | 91¢ | 17% | 0.3 yr |
| 2020-12-31 | $256K | 82¢ | 18% | 0.2 yr |
| 2021-12-31 | $310K | 77¢ | 23% | 0.3 yr |
| 2022-12-31 | $322K | 73¢ | 27% | 0 yr |
| 2023-12-31 | $434K | 81¢ | 19% | 0.1 yr |
| 2024-12-31 | $454K | 72¢ | 28% | 0.1 yr |
| trend |
From its T3010 filings (CRA annual releases) · self-reported, not audited by us · when a period is restated in a later release, the newest figures are shown · ✱ = cents-to-cause outside the valid 0–100% range (filing error; not used in rankings). source ↗
★ Tier 2 — Charity Intelligence (analyst-reviewed)
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Board of directors
13 directors reported · 4 of 13at arm's length
- Spadzinski, David RLead Pastornot at arm's length
- Sloss, Joel DAssociate Pastornot at arm's length
- Dakin, Donald HTrusteenot at arm's length
- Spadzinski, Ernest FTrusteenot at arm's length
- Esmas, Cesar ATrusteearm's length
- Cole, Clarence AAdministratorarm's length
- Senese, Donna JCouncil Membernot at arm's length
- Dakin, Nathaniel ECouncil Membernot at arm's length
- Benner, Tyler ACouncil Membernot at arm's length
- Esmas, Cesar ACouncil Memberarm's length
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- Spadzinski, Andrew PCouncil Membernot at arm's length
- Latchman, RajendraCouncil Memberarm's length
- Dakin, Hannah VCouncil Membernot at arm's length
From its F2024T3010 filing (public CRA record), as filed. “Arm's length” means not related to other officials by family or business ties. source ↗
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