The St. Mark’s Credit Union was organized on May
17, 1943. A month later 18 persons were approved for
membership. In another month membership doubled to 36. Between
them, they had a share balance of $95.00 and $68.00 cash
in the
bank. No loans had been made, and none would be made, the
board of directors said, until the fledging credit union
had a balance of at least $200.00 in order to avoid bank
charges.
By the end of its first year St. Mark's Credit Union boasted
84 members and accumulated a bank balance of $800.00. Currently,
the credit union has nearly 200 members and assets approaching
$200,000. It also has loaned more than $1.5 million to its
shareholders.
Today, after many years of operating manually, the credit
union has computerized basic operations. The credit union
has also a well-trained core
staff, all dedicated volunteers who share their time, talent
and energy maintaining and developing our credit union to
meet the needs of members.
The credit union's major objective now is to increase its
membership; this can be done, we believe, by reaching out
to other United Methodist Churches, particularly those based
in and near the Harlem community.
Board of Directors: |
President |
George M. Daniels |
Vice President |
Linda Guy |
Treasurer/Manager |
Audrey Small |
Secretary |
Dorothy Robertson |
Assistant Treasurer |
Janet Cox |
Assistant Secretary |
Winsome E Daniels |
Credit Committee |
Lois Kinsler |
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Office Hours: |
Wednesdays |
1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. |
Thursdays |
1:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M. |
Saturdays |
By Appointment Only |
Sundays |
Following Morning Worship |
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