BETHEL ORIGINAL FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH INC: Form 990EZ, tax year 2023
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- Organization
- BETHEL ORIGINAL FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH INC (EIN 58-2262011)
- Tax period
- 2023-01-01 to 2023-12-31
- Filed
- 2025-06-30
- IRS object ID
- 202521919349201162
- Schema version
- 2023v6.0
- Source
- Download XML · Original 990 at ProPublica
Every field in the e-filed return. Faint text is the IRS element name, for citing.
Return header ReturnHeader
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return | 2025-06-30T11:17:43-04:00 | ReturnTs |
| Tax Period End | 2023-12-31 | TaxPeriodEndDt |
Preparer Firm PreparerFirmGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Firm EIN | 582382705 | PreparerFirmEIN |
Preparer Firm Name PreparerFirmName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Lewis Business Services Inc | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
Preparer US Address PreparerUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | P O Box 80063 | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Conyers | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | GA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 30094 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Return Type | 990EZ | ReturnTypeCd |
| Tax Period Begin | 2023-01-01 | TaxPeriodBeginDt |
Filer Filer
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| EIN | 582262011 | EIN |
Business Name BusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | Bethel Original Free Will Baptist Church | BusinessNameLine1Txt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Control | BETH | BusinessNameControlTxt |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1890 2ND Avenue | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Decatur | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | GA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 30032 | ZIPCd |
Business Officer BusinessOfficerGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Willie Whitehead | PersonNm |
| Person Title | CFOPresident B | PersonTitleTxt |
| Phone | 4043729262 | PhoneNum |
| Signature | 2025-06-09 | SignatureDt |
| Discuss With Paid Preparer | Yes (true) | DiscussWithPaidPreparerInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| IRS Responsible Prty Info Curr | Yes (true) | IRSResponsiblePrtyInfoCurrInd |
Preparer Person PreparerPersonGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Preparer Person | Alberteen Young CPA | PreparerPersonNm |
| PTIN | P00141732 | PTIN |
| Phone | 4044007123 | PhoneNum |
| Preparation | 2025-06-30 | PreparationDt |
| Self Employed | Yes (X) | SelfEmployedInd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Tax | 2023 | TaxYr |
| Build TS | 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z | BuildTS |
Form 990-EZ IRS990EZ
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Method Of Accounting Cash | Yes (X) | MethodOfAccountingCashInd |
| Organization501c3 | Yes (X) | Organization501c3Ind |
| Type Of Organization Other | Yes (X) | TypeOfOrganizationOtherInd |
| Type Of Organization Other | Church | TypeOfOrganizationOtherDesc |
| Gross Receipts | $119,682 | GrossReceiptsAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part I | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIInd |
| Contributions Gifts Grants Etc | $110,303 | ContributionsGiftsGrantsEtcAmt |
| Program Service Revenue | $5,829 | ProgramServiceRevenueAmt |
| Other Revenue Total | $3,550 | OtherRevenueTotalAmt |
| Total Revenue | $119,682 | TotalRevenueAmt |
| Grants And Similar Amounts Paid | $500 | GrantsAndSimilarAmountsPaidAmt |
| Benefits Paid To Or For Members | $6,636 | BenefitsPaidToOrForMembersAmt |
| Salaries Other Comp Empl Bnft | $33,380 | SalariesOtherCompEmplBnftAmt |
| Fees And Other Pymt To Ind Cntrct | $23,834 | FeesAndOtherPymtToIndCntrctAmt |
| Occupancy Rent Utlts And Maint | $38,898 | OccupancyRentUtltsAndMaintAmt |
| Printing Publications Postage | $411 | PrintingPublicationsPostageAmt |
| Other Expenses Total | $15,776 | OtherExpensesTotalAmt |
| Total Expenses | $119,435 | TotalExpensesAmt |
| Excess Or Deficit For Year | $247 | ExcessOrDeficitForYearAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances BOY | $352,598 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesBOYAmt |
| Other Changes In Net Assets | $370 | OtherChangesInNetAssetsAmt |
| Net Assets Or Fund Balances EOY | $353,215 | NetAssetsOrFundBalancesEOYAmt |
| Info In Schedule O Part II | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIInd |
Cash Savings And Investments CashSavingsAndInvestmentsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $4,108 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $875 | EOYAmt |
Land And Buildings LandAndBuildingsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $340,900 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $340,900 | EOYAmt |
Other Assets Total Detail OtherAssetsTotalDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $7,590 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $15,440 | EOYAmt |
Form990 Total Assets Form990TotalAssetsGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $352,598 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $357,215 | EOYAmt |
Sum Of Total Liabilities SumOfTotalLiabilitiesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $0 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $4,000 | EOYAmt |
Net Assets Or Fund Balances NetAssetsOrFundBalancesGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| BOY | $352,598 | BOYAmt |
| EOY | $353,215 | EOYAmt |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Info In Schedule O Part III | Yes (X) | InfoInScheduleOPartIIIInd |
| Primary Exempt Purpose | Serve the community as a Baptist church | PrimaryExemptPurposeTxt |
Program Srvc Accomplishment ProgramSrvcAccomplishmentGrp (2 entries)
| Description Program Srvc AccomDescriptionProgramSrvcAccomTxt | Program Service ExpensesProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
|---|---|
| Held Sunday services and Bible Study. Provided the Repairers of the Breach,Young People Christian League, Marriage Ministry and Mission Possible Recovery programs. | $117,505 |
| Other program services | $1,930 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Program Service Expenses | $119,435 | TotalProgramServiceExpensesAmt |
Officer Director Trustee Empl OfficerDirectorTrusteeEmplGrp (4 entries)
| TitleTitleTxt | Average Hrs Per Wk Devoted To PosAverageHrsPerWkDevotedToPosRt | CompensationCompensationAmt | Employee Benefit ProgramEmployeeBenefitProgramAmt | Expense Account Other AllwncExpenseAccountOtherAllwncAmt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Whitehead | ||||
| CFOPresident Board of Trustees | 20.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Victor C Speakman Sr | ||||
| Pastor | 20.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Paulette Butler | ||||
| Secretary | 20.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Rufus Bridges | ||||
| Church Officer | 20.00 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Activities Not Previously Rpt | false | ActivitiesNotPreviouslyRptInd |
| Chg Made To Orgnzng Doc Not Rpt | false | ChgMadeToOrgnzngDocNotRptInd |
| Organization Had UBI | Yes (true) | OrganizationHadUBIInd |
| Organization Filed990 T | Yes (true) | OrganizationFiled990TInd |
| Subject To Proxy Tax | false | SubjectToProxyTaxInd |
| Organization Dissolved Etc | false | OrganizationDissolvedEtcInd |
| Form1120 Pol Filed | false | Form1120PolFiledInd |
| Made Loans To From Officers | false | MadeLoansToFromOfficersInd |
| Engaged In Excess Benefit Trans | false | EngagedInExcessBenefitTransInd |
| Prohibited Tax Shelter Trans | false | ProhibitedTaxShelterTransInd |
Books In Care Of Detail BooksInCareOfDetail
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Person | Willie Whitehead | PersonNm |
US Address USAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | 1783 Petite Lane | AddressLine1Txt |
| City | Lithonia | CityNm |
| State Abbreviation | GA | StateAbbreviationCd |
| ZIP | 30058 | ZIPCd |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Phone | 4043729262 | PhoneNum |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Foreign Financial Account | false | ForeignFinancialAccountInd |
| Foreign Office | false | ForeignOfficeInd |
| Donor Advised Fnds | false | DonorAdvisedFndsInd |
| Operate Hospital | false | OperateHospitalInd |
| Tanning Services Provided | false | TanningServicesProvidedInd |
| Related Organization Ctrl Ent | false | RelatedOrganizationCtrlEntInd |
| Transaction With Control Ent | false | TransactionWithControlEntInd |
| Political Campaign Acty | false | PoliticalCampaignActyInd |
| Lobbying Activities | false | LobbyingActivitiesInd |
| School Operating | false | SchoolOperatingInd |
| Trnsfr Exmpt Non Chrtbl Rltd Org | false | TrnsfrExmptNonChrtblRltdOrgInd |
| Part VI Of Comp Of Hghst Pd Empl | NONE | PartVIOfCompOfHghstPdEmplTxt |
| Part VI Hghst Pd Cntrct Prof Srvc | NONE | PartVIHghstPdCntrctProfSrvcTxt |
| Filed Schedule A | Yes (true) | FiledScheduleAInd |
Schedule A IRS990ScheduleA
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Church | Yes (X) | ChurchInd |
Schedule B IRS990ScheduleB
Contributor Information ContributorInformationGrp
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Contributor | RESTRICTED | ContributorNum |
Contributor Business Name ContributorBusinessName
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Business Name Line1 | RESTRICTED | BusinessNameLine1 |
Contributor US Address ContributorUSAddress
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Address Line1 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine1 |
| Address Line2 | RESTRICTED | AddressLine2 |
| City | RESTRICTED | City |
| State | RESTRICTED | State |
| ZIP Code | RESTRICTED | ZIPCode |
| Field | Value | IRS element (for citing) |
|---|---|---|
| Total Contributions | RESTRICTED | TotalContributionsAmt |
Schedule O IRS990ScheduleO
Supplemental Information Detail SupplementalInformationDetail (7 entries)
| Form And Line ReferenceFormAndLineReferenceDesc | ExplanationExplanationTxt |
|---|---|
| Description of other revenue Part I line 8 | Description AmountIncome from rental property 3,550 |
| List of grants and similar amounts paid Part I line 10 | Activity Community missions and gifts Relationship community at large Amount 500 |
| Description of other expenses Part I line 16 | Description AmountDepreciation from 4562 1,502Automobile (Van) Expenses 2,724Communication and internet 5,209Media Supplies 500Cleaning and kitchen supplies 1,560Certficate Fee 55Conference Fees 875Revival 900Community Mission Love offering 500Fun Day Award Ceremony 1,951 |
| Other changes in net assets or fund balances Part I line 20 | Description Amountincrease in assets 370 |
| Description of other assets Part II line 24 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearMachinery and Equipment 4,090 4,090Furniture and Fixtures 2,500 3,000Supplies 0 7,850Vehicles 1,000 500 |
| Description of total liabilities Part II line 26 | Category Beginning of Year End of YearLoans From Officers 0 4,000 |
| Other program services Part III line 31 | Income received from rental property. |