GLENDORA, Calif.–Mendell L. Thompson, the CEO of America’s Christian Credit Union here, has been appointed the 41st Mayor of the City of Glendora.
The Glendora City Council elevated Thompson from Mayor Pro Tem to the mayorship of this 107-year old city of 52,000 residents in northeast Los Angeles County. Thompson will serve a term of 12 months in the leadership role.
For the past 32 years, Thompson has been president/CEO of Glendora-based ACCU, which has been headquartered in Glendora since 2005. He was first elected onto the City Council in a special election early in 2015.
At Thompson’s induction, fellow councilmember Judy Nelson told Thompson, "You're going to be a fantastic mayor, and I look forward to serving as your Mayor Pro Tem.”
As CUToday.info has reported, while at ACCU Thompson and the credit union have helped place more than 1,700 children in loving families through its adoption lending program and has supported over $245 million in church expansion projects through a wide variety of corporate loans and financing solutions.
The $452-million America’s Christian CU has more than 160,000 members and is marking its 60th anniversary this year.
In his opening remarks as the newly installed Mayor, Thompson cited 1 Corinthians 10:23, and stated "I want to make sure that as we continue to work hard, we enact laws that are sound and sensible, filled with grace, and ultimately enable us to serve the citizens of this city with the care and thoughtfulness they deserve."