Canadian Baptists of Western Canada

What Canadian Baptists of Western Canada does

Canadian Baptists of Western Canada (CBWC) is a registered Canadian charity (#119215036RR0001) and a Christ-centred denominational association serving approximately 140 member Baptist churches across British Columbia, Yukon, Alberta, Northwest Territories, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The organization is structured around three strategic priorities — cultivating leaders, investing in relationships, and engaging in mission — and operates through four regional offices (Calgary Head Office, Vernon BCY, Edmonton Mountain Standard, Regina Heartland) that deliver on-the-ground pastoral support, governance training, ordination pathways, and ministry programming directly to member churches and their pastors. Headcount is reported at 11-50 employees.

CBWC does not develop or operate technology products; its website is built on Squarespace and there are no APIs, SDKs, or developer integrations. Its core 'products' are programmatic: KURIOS (a Christian gap year experience for young adults), SERVE (an annual week-long youth mission program drawing hundreds of youth from BC to Manitoba), the Banff Pastors & Spouses Conference (BPC), New Ministers Orientation (NMO), six affiliated Christian camps (Keats, Mill Creek, Camp Wapiti, Gull Lake, Katepwa, The Quest), the Hopehill Living in Community Society (350 units of affordable senior housing in Vancouver), and publications including the Making Connections newsletter and Theology for the Ordinary book club.

Revenue is generated primarily through donations and church contributions, Faith Builder monthly giving, legacy/bequest gifts, event registration fees (BPC 2026 pricing reduced by 20% for accessibility), Active in Mission fundraising for food security grants, and modest resource sales (e.g., the Common Expression electronic worship manual at $10 per copy). Most programs are free or subsidized for member churches. CBWC is a private religious organization with no parent company, no external equity, and no publicly disclosed financials; it is governed by a Board of Directors led by Board President Jeff Gullacher and (as of May 1, 2026) Executive Minister Rev. Dr. Clint Mix.

Name

Canadian Baptists of Western Canada

Legal name

Canadian Baptists of Western Canada

Website

https://cbwc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1951

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Canadian Baptists of Western Canada is a registered Canadian charity and denominational association serving 140+ Baptist churches across Western Canada with leadership development, pastoral support, youth programs, affiliated camps, and senior housing through Hopehill.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Denominational Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Religious Organizations (81311)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Denominational & Ecclesiastical Governance Bodies (Dioceses, Synods, Conferences) (BPAGAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

Keywords

• Denominational association services
• Pastoral leadership development
• Church planting programs
• Youth mission programs
• Christian camp ministry

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and church contributions: CBWC operates as a registered Canadian charity (RN #119215036RR0001). Revenue is generated through donations from member churches, individual Faith Builder monthly donors, legacy/bequest gifts, and Active in Mission fundraising for food security grants.
2. Event registration fees: Revenue generated through event registrations including Banff Pastors & Spouses Conference (BPC) and other programming. BPC 2026 pricing was reduced by 20% for couples to improve accessibility.
3. Resource sales: Sale of publications including Common Expression (electronic worship planning manual) at $10.00 per copy, and book sales such as Ed Neufeld's 'Not Improving on Our Instructions'.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CBWC is a Baptist denominational association that equips its 100+ member churches across Western Canada through pastoral leadership development, regional pastoral care via Regional Ministers, church governance resources, ordination and credentialing, church planting support, youth and camp programming, conferences and ministerial gatherings, and direct ministry operations including affordable senior housing. Core offerings include the KURIOS gap year, SERVE youth mission week, Banff Pastors & Spouses Conference, New Ministers Orientation, and an affiliated network of six Christian camps.

Product overview

Canadian Baptists of Western Canada (CBWC) offers a portfolio of programs, resources, and ministries rather than a unified technology product. Key offerings include: KURIOS (a Christian gap year experience for youth), SERVE (an annual youth summer service program), the Banff Pastors & Spouses Conference (BPC), and New Ministers Orientation (NMO). CBWC also operates six affiliated camp programs (Keats Camps, Mill Creek Baptist Camp, Camp Wapiti, Gull Lake Centre, Katepwa Lake Camp, and The Quest at Christopher Lake) serving children and families across Western Canada. Additional resources include Common Expression (an electronic worship planning manual), Church Board Essentials (governance video resources), Hopehill (affordable senior housing ministry), and two publications: Making Connections (monthly newsletter) and Theology for the Ordinary (book review publication). The organization does not operate a software platform or technology product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KURIOS: A Christian Gap Year Experience - a program designed to grow young Christian disciples and leaders holistically through experiential learning: scriptural, relational and practical.
• SERVE
• Hopehill

Products and services

• KURIOS

Quantifiable outcome

• 80+ pastors and church leaders attended New Ministers Orientation 2026 in Calgary
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Keats CampscoreOthersCBWC-affiliated camp ministry operating on Keats Island, BC. Serves as a key pipeline for youth formation within the CBWC family of churches. CBWC's NextGen strategy relies on camp programming as a primary discipleship venue for children and youth.
• Mill Creek Baptist CampcoreOthersCBWC-affiliated camp ministry in Pincher Creek, AB. Part of CBWC's network of six camps serving youth from BC to Manitoba.
• Camp WapiticoreOthersCBWC-affiliated camp ministry in Grande Prairie, AB. Part of CBWC's regional camp network serving Northern Alberta and Northwest Territories.
• Gull Lake CentrecoreOthersCBWC-affiliated camp and retreat ministry at Gull Lake, AB. Part of CBWC's camp network.
• Katepwa Lake CampcoreOthersCBWC-affiliated camp in Fort Qu'Appelle, SK. Serves Saskatchewan and Manitoba member churches as a key youth formation venue.
• The Quest (Christopher Lake)coreOthersCBWC-affiliated camp network serving Saskatchewan member churches, operating at Christopher Lake, SK.
• Carey Theological CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCBWC's graduate school of theology and ministry partner. Carey Theological College offers theological education for CBWC pastors, including the Baptist Identity course as part of New Ministers Orientation. CBWC Board has trustee representation on the Carey Board of Administration. Recent positive workplace culture review conducted. New branding and website being launched. CBWC pursues 'relational renewal and structural clarity' with Carey.
• Canadian Baptist Benefits Plan (CB Benefits)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides pension, benefits, and Employee Assistance Program (Telus Health One) for CBWC pastors and church employees. CBWC directs member churches to CB Benefits for comprehensive health, dental, and wellness coverage.
• Active in Mission (CBM / CBWC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint initiative across Canadian Baptist denominations (CBM, CBWC, and partner denominations) raising funds annually for food security. CBWC disperses grants to member churches addressing food insecurity. In 2025, 11 CBWC churches received Active in Mission grants for food security programs. Canadian Baptists have been active in food security work since the 1800s.
• Advisors with Purpose (AWP)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPlanned giving advisory firm partnered with CBWC to offer free, confidential estate planning assistance to constituents as part of CBWC's financial discipleship and legacy giving program. Contact: 1-866-336-3315 or [email protected].
• Hopehill Living in Community SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA ministry of CBWC providing 350 affordable housing units for seniors in Vancouver, many living on less than $2,000/month. CEO Sam Nakai leads the ministry. Hopehill is actively raising funds for a matching campaign through the Jim Pattison Foundation and engages volunteers from CBWC churches.
• Kurios Gap Year ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian gap year experience for young adults directed by Steve Simala-Grant. Website: kurios.ca. Enrollments described as 'healthy' for the upcoming year. CBWC promotes Kurios as a key next-generation ministry pathway.
• Tyndale UniversityminorOthersExecutive Minister Clint Mix serves as an adjunct professor at Tyndale, teaching leadership, management, and organizational development at the graduate level. This academic connection informs CBWC's approach to leadership development.
• Centre for Missional LeadershipminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffers the 9-month 'Forming Churches that are Spiritually Alive in the Neighbourhood' online course, recommended by CBWC's Making Disciplemakers program. CBWC intends to provide coaches for participating church teams.
• Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Baptist partner organization co-coordinating Active in Mission fundraising for food security alongside CBWC. CBWC is a Sponsorship Agreement Holder for the Canadian government for refugee sponsorship (over 40 years), with CBM as a coordinating partner. Active in Mission funds raised are shared between CBM, CBWC, and partner denominations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Canadian Baptist Ministries (CBM): National Canadian Baptist missions and relief organization that CBWC partners with on Active in Mission fundraising and refugee sponsorship. Operates as the cross-denominational mission coordination body for Canadian Baptists, directly comparable in faith tradition and shared programming with CBWC.
• The Alliance Canada: A national evangelical Christian denomination serving member churches with similar pastoral care, missions, and leadership development programming. Incoming CBWC Executive Minister Clint Mix previously led the Western Canadian District of The Alliance, indicating direct operational similarity in scale and function.
• Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec (CBOQ): The Eastern Canadian counterpart of CBWC; both are regional Baptist denominational associations serving member churches with similar pastoral care, leadership development, and missions programming. CBOQ is also where incoming CBWC Executive Minister Clint Mix previously served, indicating close operational alignment.
• Canadian Baptists of Atlantic Canada: Regional Baptist denominational body serving the four Atlantic provinces. Direct functional peer to CBWC with similar membership association structure, pastoral support, and regional office model; only differs by geography.
• Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada (EMCC): Canadian evangelical denomination of comparable size to CBWC, with parallel church planting, pastoral credentialing, camp, and missions programming. Both serve as mid-sized regional denominational associations with multi-region field structures.
• Christian and Missionary Alliance (C&MA Canada): Canadian expression of the broader C&MA denomination, providing church planting, pastoral credentialing, and global mission support across Canada. Comparable in evangelical orientation, denominational governance model, and camp/youth programming infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC): Larger Canadian Pentecostal denomination with comparable church planting, credentialing, camp, and missions infrastructure. Operates at meaningfully greater scale than CBWC but follows a parallel organizational model of regional districts, affiliated camps, and national missions.
• Christian Reformed Church in North America (Canadian Region): Larger Reformed denomination with Canadian congregations and denominational infrastructure including camps, theological education, and missions agencies. Operates at greater scale but follows a comparable regional-denominational organizational model.

Others

• Canadian Bible Society: National faith-based nonprofit operating across Canada in service of Bible distribution, translation, and engagement. Not a denominational peer but a comparable Canadian Christian nonprofit with similar charitable status, donor-funded revenue model, and regional programming.
• Canadian Council of Christian Charities and Ministries: Membership association for Canadian Christian charities, providing governance, accreditation, and peer-learning resources. Functionally adjacent to CBWC as an association serving faith-based organizations, though it operates upstream of denominational functions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TheCBWC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/canadian-baptists-of-western-canada

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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