About
Full-Service Community Banking
At Bank of Bird-in-Hand, we focus on how customers are treated, not just their transactions. To us, full-service community banking means going the extra mile to meet your needs.
Built With Integrity:
Bank of Bird-in-Hand History
In 2013 our founders recognized Lancaster County banking was missing something vital — personal, face-to-face service. With this in mind, we decided we’d bring traditional banking back to our community. From that moment on we’ve been dedicated to opening physical locations where big banks are closing to provide local, personalized services to communities that need them.
Our mission was simple: to cultivate lasting customer relationships by providing quality local banking services with integrity in the markets we serve.
With only 10 members, we settled on an unsuspecting but intentional location for our first branch, a small town full of character known as Bird-in-Hand. This area was the center of Lancaster County’s Plain Community, a demographic we were dedicated to serving for years to come.
After we opened our doors, we quickly became known as the first bank in the United States to gain a charter since 2010, and we remain the only bank in PA to open since 2008.
In 2018, we took another leap of faith, to take Bank of Bird-in-Hand on the road with our Gelt Bus initiative. Criss-crossing the backroads of Lancaster County and surrounding areas, our Gelt Buses serve rural communities traditionally overlooked by large banks.
Serving Our Community, One Relationship at a Time
Over the years we’ve worked hard to not only be a community bank in Lancaster, PA. but also to the surrounding areas. We continue to stay rooted in our community, working to build relationships with our neighbors and provide quality banking services to our customers whenever and wherever we’re needed.
Partnering With You to Make
a Positive Impact
As your community bank in Lancaster and surrounding counties, we believe our role goes beyond banking. We strive to be stewards of the communities we serve, and our community involvement is one way we achieve that goal.
There was a need for community banks. We opened the doors and people came.
– Bill O.
Community Banking That
Makes a Difference
We’re proud to be a part of this community, and we hope you’ll consider becoming a part of it as well. Talk to us about finding a place at Bank of Bird-in-Hand today.
