135064574RR0001 — 0070
Registered — Edmonton, AB — Charitable Organization
Scores: Legitimacy 100/100 · Effectiveness 81/100
Financials: Revenue $3,060,378 · Expenditures $3,032,390
Celebration Christian Church is a well-established, multi-site Edmonton congregation with 34 years of continuous registration, broad community programming spanning worship, youth camps, university outreach, and lower-income bus ministries — and a strong overall trust profile tempered by a concentrated outflow pattern toward a single network of related churches. Its $3.06 million revenue puts it among Edmonton's larger independent churches, and its financial stewardship is generally solid, though a pattern of deficit spending in recent years and a flagged transfer to a voluntarily revoked charity warrant closer attention.
Our Verdict: Celebration Christian Church is a well-run, financially stable Edmonton church with strong governance and zero fundraising overhead — a solid steward of donor funds. Donors should be aware that a meaningful share of outgoing gifts flows to a single church network, including one entity whose registration was voluntarily revoked, but the overall financial picture is healthy and the programming is genuinely extensive.