Loans by Type - Summary of ACL by Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 12,041
Ending balance	13,049	$ 12,041
Loans Excluding Unfunded Commitments
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	12,041	11,944
Provision for (release of) credit losses	996	70
Recoveries	12	27
Ending balance	13,049	12,041
Loans Excluding Unfunded Commitments \| C&I
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	5,034	4,635
Provision for (release of) credit losses	919	387
Recoveries	12	12
Ending balance	5,965	5,034
Loans Excluding Unfunded Commitments \| CRE
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,031	1,175
Provision for (release of) credit losses	(129)	(144)
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	902	1,031
Loans Excluding Unfunded Commitments \| Faith-based CRE
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	5,684	5,717
Provision for (release of) credit losses	259	(48)
Recoveries	0	15
Ending balance	5,943	5,684
Loans Excluding Unfunded Commitments \| Construction
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	292	417
Provision for (release of) credit losses	(53)	(125)
Recoveries	0	0
Ending balance	$ 239	$ 292

Amount excluding accrued interest, of allowance for credit loss on financing receivable. Excludes net investment in lease.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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