Recorded investment in financing receivables that are on nonaccrual status as of the balance sheet date.

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Recorded Investment in financing receivables that are past due at the balance sheet date.

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Loans (Schedule of the Aging of Loans by Loan Categories) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Non Accrual	$ 245	$ 3,135
Total Loans	664,866	659,055
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Total Loans	214,767	193,430
Real Estate Commercial Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Non Accrual	245	3,032
Total Loans	104,779	108,836
Real Estate Commercial Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Total Loans	6,325	1,182
Real Estate Church Related Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Non Accrual		103
Total Loans	321,168	306,728
Real Estate Church Related Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Total Loans	11,152	28,957
Industrial Revenue Bonds [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Total Loans	6,639	19,831
Other [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Total Loans	36	91
Current [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	664,609	655,920
Current [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	214,767	193,430
Current [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	104,534	105,804
Current [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	6,325	1,182
Current [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	321,168	306,625
Current [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	11,152	28,957
Current [Member] \| Industrial Revenue Bonds [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	6,639	19,831
Current [Member] \| Other [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	24	91
30-59 Days [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	12
30-59 Days [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
30-59 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
30-59 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
30-59 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
30-59 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
30-59 Days [Member] \| Industrial Revenue Bonds [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
30-59 Days [Member] \| Other [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans	12
60-89 Days [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member] \| Industrial Revenue Bonds [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member] \| Other [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Mortgage [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Construction [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member] \| Industrial Revenue Bonds [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member] \| Other [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment, Past Due [Line Items]
Loans