Financial Derivative Instruments (Details)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) derivative	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) derivative	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) derivative
Derivative [Line Items]
Gain on derivative	$ 336,000
Derivative, Gain, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration]		Non-interest income
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap October 27, 2023
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Rate Paid			2.498%
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap October 27, 2023 \| Other Assets
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	0	$ 0	$ 10,000,000
Fair Value	0	0	$ 187,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap January 27, 2024
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Rate Paid			2.576%
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap January 27, 2024 \| Other Assets
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	0	0	$ 10,000,000
Fair Value	0	0	$ 233,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap April 27, 2024
Derivative [Line Items]
Fixed Rate Paid			2.619%
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest Rate Swap April 27, 2024 \| Other Assets
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	0	0	$ 10,000,000
Fair Value	0	0	269,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Interest rate swap agreements
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount	0	0	30,000,000
Fair Value	0	0	$ 689,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Customer Loan Swaps Maturity Dates December 19, 2029 and October 1, 2039
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of derivative instruments \| derivative			6
Cash Flow Hedging \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Customer loan interest swap agreements
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional Amount			$ 74,822,000
Number of derivative instruments \| derivative			6
Cash Flow Hedging \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Customer loan interest swap agreements
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Number of derivative instruments \| derivative	12	12	12
Derivative notional amount	$ 80,738,000	$ 80,738,000	$ 74,822,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Customer loan interest swap agreements \| Pay Fixed, Receive Variable
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ (1,013,000)	$ (1,013,000)	$ 4,910,000
Number of derivative instruments \| derivative	6	6	6
Derivative notional amount	$ 40,369,000	$ 40,369,000	$ 37,411,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Customer loan interest swap agreements \| Receive Fixed, Pay Variable
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 1,013,000	$ 1,013,000	$ (4,910,000)
Number of derivative instruments \| derivative	6	6	6
Derivative notional amount	$ 40,369,000	$ 40,369,000	$ 37,411,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Customer loan interest swap agreements \| Other Assets \| Pay Fixed, Receive Variable
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 789,000	$ 789,000	$ 4,910,000
Number of derivative instruments \| derivative	3	3	6
Derivative notional amount	$ 15,765,000	$ 15,765,000	$ 37,411,000
Cash Flow Hedging \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Customer loan interest swap agreements \| Other Assets \| Receive Fixed, Pay Variable
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 1,802,000	$ 1,802,000	$ 0
Number of derivative instruments \| derivative	3	3	0
Derivative notional amount	$ 24,604,000	$ 24,604,000	$ 0
Cash Flow Hedging \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Customer loan interest swap agreements \| Other Liabilities \| Pay Fixed, Receive Variable
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ (1,802,000)	$ (1,802,000)	$ 0
Number of derivative instruments \| derivative	3	3	0
Derivative notional amount	$ 24,604,000	$ 24,604,000	$ 0
Cash Flow Hedging \| Not Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Customer loan interest swap agreements \| Other Liabilities \| Receive Fixed, Pay Variable
Derivative [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ (789,000)	$ (789,000)	$ (4,910,000)
Number of derivative instruments \| derivative	3	3	6
Derivative notional amount	$ 15,765,000	$ 15,765,000	$ 37,411,000

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