Forged in the civil rights movement, still highly relevant today
Why this faith-based credit union, a minority depository institution, was formed
$5 million Sixth Avenue Baptist Federal Credit Union was founded in 1963 in Birmingham, Alabama.
Among many historic moments, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. preached the installation of the new pastor, Dr. John Thomas Porter, at Sixth Avenue Baptist Church in 1962, and mass rallies were held at the church. The funeral of three of the four girls killed in the bombing of a sister church (Sixteenth Street Baptist) in 1963 was held in the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church sanctuary with the world community in attendance.
A minority depository institution, the CU has applied for community development financial institution certification and awaits the decision. CUES appreciates the time taken by Michele Days, CEO, Sixth Avenue Baptist FCU to answer some questions about her CU.
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