Loans Receivable, Net (Schedule of non-accrual loans by category) (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans with No Allowance	$ 6,268,199
Nonaccrual Loans with an Allowance	0
Total Nonaccrual Loans	6,268,199	$ 6,271,230
Construction Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans with No Allowance	217,970
Nonaccrual Loans with an Allowance	0
Total Nonaccrual Loans	217,970	114,630
Residential Mortgage
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans with No Allowance	1,505,185
Nonaccrual Loans with an Allowance	0
Total Nonaccrual Loans	1,505,185	1,544,762
Commercial Real Estate
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans with No Allowance	4,220,087
Nonaccrual Loans with an Allowance	0
Total Nonaccrual Loans	4,220,087	4,281,975
Commercial and Agricultural
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans with No Allowance	101,142
Nonaccrual Loans with an Allowance	0
Total Nonaccrual Loans	101,142	112,652
Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC)
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans with No Allowance	188,266
Nonaccrual Loans with an Allowance	0
Total Nonaccrual Loans	188,266	188,540
Other Consumer
Financing Receivable, Past Due [Line Items]
Nonaccrual Loans with No Allowance	35,549
Nonaccrual Loans with an Allowance	0
Total Nonaccrual Loans	$ 35,549	$ 28,671

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