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New Year, New Growth: OnPoint Community Credit Union Expands to Ridgefield in SW Washington

Posted by on January 7, 2026

OnPoint Community Credit Union will open its eighth branch in Clark County — its 59th branch overall — on Jan. 12 in Ridgefield, Wash. To celebrate, OnPoint will donate $5,000 to Neighbors Helping Neighbors Ridgefield and host a community grand opening event on Feb. 21.

“Ridgefield is growing quickly with new businesses and development, and many of our members call it home,” said Rob Stuart, President and CEO, OnPoint Community Credit Union. “We want everyone in the community to feel welcome and have access to our services. As the region grows, we’re proud to grow alongside it and support financial well-being — one person at a time.”

Long time Ridgefield resident and Assistant Vice President/Branch Manager Kristen Gillis will lead the new branch. Gillis has been with OnPoint since 2011 and most recently managed the Mill Plain Branch.

“I’ve spent nearly my whole life in Ridgefield, and I’m excited to bring OnPoint’s financial services and community support to my hometown,” Gillis said. “We look forward to building long-lasting relationships with new members, nonprofits, and small businesses.”

OnPoint’s donation to Neighbors Helping Neighbors Ridgefield is an example of building community-focused relationships. The nonprofit works to alleviate hunger by providing food, clothing, and household staples to Washington residents in Ridgefield, La Center, Felida, and Salmon Creek who are in need.

“We’ve worked to give essential items to our neighbors in need for over 40 years, but getting support from local organizations like OnPoint is always critical,” said Judy Chipman, Board Treasurer, Neighbors Helping Neighbors Ridgefield. “We’re very grateful to OnPoint for this gift and for their commitment to partnering with organizations working to make our community stronger.”

The donation will help purchase food, maintain its building, and assist in starting a Saturday program to give working families access to the food bank.

OnPoint will also team up with its members to make additional donations to two local nonprofits: Ridgefield Public Schools Foundation and Friends of the Ridgefield Wildlife Refuge. Each new member who opens a personal or business checking account at the Ridgefield branch between Jan. 12 and April 12 can choose which of the two nonprofits receive a $50 donation from OnPoint.

Ridgefield is the first of OnPoint’s new branches on tap for 2026. Last year, the credit union announced an expansion of its Washington charter, allowing it to offer membership to people who live, work, worship, and/or attend school in Cowlitz and Lewis counties. The expansion builds on OnPoint’s current southwest Washington service area of Clark and Skamania counties.

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