Loans by Type - Summary of ACL by Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 13,089
Ending balance	13,447	$ 13,089
Loans Excluding Unfunded Commitments
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	13,089	13,539
(Release of) provision for credit losses	358	(450)
Ending balance	13,447	13,089
Loans Excluding Unfunded Commitments \| C&I
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	5,412	5,978
(Release of) provision for credit losses	263	(566)
Ending balance	5,675	5,412
Loans Excluding Unfunded Commitments \| CRE
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	1,093	940
(Release of) provision for credit losses	(75)	153
Ending balance	1,018	1,093
Loans Excluding Unfunded Commitments \| Faith-based CRE
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	6,476	6,437
(Release of) provision for credit losses	66	39
Ending balance	6,542	6,476
Loans Excluding Unfunded Commitments \| Construction
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	108	184
(Release of) provision for credit losses	104	(76)
Ending balance	$ 212	$ 108

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
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 1
-Publisher FASB
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 326
-SubTopic 20
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 13
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