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Loans (Schedule of the Aging of Loans by Loan Categories) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Non Accrual	$ 3,135	$ 488
Total Loans	$ 659,055	$ 669,346
Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Total Loans	$ 193,430	$ 203,350
Real Estate Commercial Mortgage [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Non Accrual	3,032	361
Total Loans	$ 108,836	$ 117,754
Real Estate Commercial Construction [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Total Loans	$ 1,182
Real Estate Church Related Mortgage [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Non Accrual	103	$ 127
Total Loans	$ 306,728	$ 305,887
Real Estate Church Related Construction [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Total Loans	$ 28,957	$ 18,612
Industrial Revenue Bonds [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Total Loans	$ 19,831	$ 23,348
Other [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Non Accrual
Total Loans	$ 91	$ 395
Current [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans	655,920	668,858
Current [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans	193,430	203,350
Current [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Mortgage [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans	105,804	$ 117,393
Current [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Construction [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans	1,182
Current [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Mortgage [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans	306,625	$ 305,760
Current [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Construction [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans	28,957	18,612
Current [Member] \| Industrial Revenue Bonds [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans	19,831	23,348
Current [Member] \| Other [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans	$ 91	$ 395
30-59 Days [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
30-59 Days [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
30-59 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Mortgage [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
30-59 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Construction [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
30-59 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Mortgage [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
30-59 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Construction [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
30-59 Days [Member] \| Industrial Revenue Bonds [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
30-59 Days [Member] \| Other [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Mortgage [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Construction [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Mortgage [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Construction [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member] \| Industrial Revenue Bonds [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
60-89 Days [Member] \| Other [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member] \| Commercial and Industrial [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Mortgage [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member] \| Real Estate Commercial Construction [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Mortgage [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member] \| Real Estate Church Related Construction [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member] \| Industrial Revenue Bonds [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans
90 Days and over [Member] \| Other [Member]
Participating Mortgage Loans [Line Items]
Loans